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UID:calendar.891.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
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DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTEDMED is a global community of leading doers and th
inkers from every walk of life. Our goal is to seed the innovations of tod
ay\, making possible the breakthroughs of tomorrow.\n\n\n\nWednesday\, Sep
tember 10\, 2014 (All day) to Friday\, September 12\, 2014 (All day)\n\nVe
nue: \n\nThe Palace of Fine Arts\, San Francisco\n\nAbstract / Description
: \n\n\n\nTEDMED is a global community of leading doers and thinkers from
every walk of life. Our goal is to seed the innovations of today\, making
possible the breakthroughs of tomorrow. This year TEDMED is honored to hav
e the support of Stanford Medicine and the University of California\, San
Francisco as its medical research institution partners on the West Coast.
\n\nFrom September 10-12\, 2014\, we'll bring together Delegates in Washin
gton\, DC and San Francisco\, CA for this year's TEDMED gathering. Delegat
es in both cities will participate in a simultaneous\, unified\, digitally
linked program with equal numbers of live Speakers\, Delegates\, and inno
vative Hive startups.\n\nTEDMED curates an unusual and provocative program
featuring brilliant short talks and stunning artistic performances that r
eframe our mental models and inspire important new possibilities. TEDMED a
lso offers evening spectaculars\, thought-provoking conversations with Del
egates and Speakers\, and a showcase of inspiring startups called 'The Hiv
e'. The result is an immersive experience that allows us to recharge our b
rains\, jumpstart new thinking\, energize our work and enlarge our worldvi
ew. We come away from TEDMED better able to imagine new possibilities and
solutions for the future of health and medicine.\n\nIf you are passionate
about creating a healthier world\, we encourage you to apply to attend TED
MED 2014. If you cannot attend in person the full stage program will be si
mulcast at the Stanford School of Medicine.\n\n\n\n\n\nhttp://www.tedmed.c
om/
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140913
LAST-MODIFIED:20150127T174438Z
LOCATION:The Palace of Fine Arts\, San Francisco
SUMMARY:TEDMED is a global community of leading doers and thinkers from eve
ry walk of life. Our goal is to seed the innovations of today\, making pos
sible the breakthroughs of tomorrow. This year TEDMED is honored to have t
he support of Stanford Medicine and the University of California\, San Fra
ncisco as its medical research institution partners on the West Coast.\n\n
From September 10-12\, 2014\, we'll bring together Delegates in Washington
\, DC and San Francisco\, CA for this year's TEDMED gathering. Delegates i
n both cities will participate in a simultaneous\, unified\, digitally lin
ked program with equal numbers of live Speakers\, Delegates\, and innovati
ve Hive startups.\n\nTEDMED curates an unusual and provocative program fea
turing brilliant short talks and stunning artistic performances that refra
me our mental models and inspire important new possibilities. TEDMED also
offers evening spectaculars\, thought-provoking conversations with Delegat
es and Speakers\, and a showcase of inspiring startups called 'The Hive'.
The result is an immersive experience that allows us to recharge our brain
s\, jumpstart new thinking\, energize our work and enlarge our worldview.
We come away from TEDMED better able to imagine new possibilities and solu
tions for the future of health and medicine.\n\nIf you are passionate abou
t creating a healthier world\, we encourage you to apply to attend TEDMED
2014. If you cannot attend in person the full stage program will be simulc
ast at the Stanford School of Medicine.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/tedmed-partnership-stanf
ord-medicine
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UID:calendar.892.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140617T182928Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEngineering classes begin for the 2014-15 academic y
ear.\n\n\n\nMonday\, September 22\, 2014 (All day)\n\nAbstract / Descripti
on: \n\n\n\nEngineering classes begin for the 2014-15 academic year.\n\n\n
Stanford Academic Calendar
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140923
LAST-MODIFIED:20150127T174438Z
SUMMARY:Engineering classes begin for the 2014-15 academic year.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/start-fall-quarter-2014
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.893.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140618T012452Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nA time for new students to get the lay of the land.
Activities include research-area breakout sessions\, student/faculty lunch
es\, an overview of academic requirements\, and a fun scavenger hunt.\n\n
\n\nThursday\, September 18\, 2014 - 8:00am to Friday\, September 19\, 201
4 - 1:00pm\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nAn annual event for new EE P
hD and MS students. Check in is in Sequoia Plaza between the Hewlett and P
ackard buildings.\n\nActivities include research-area breakout sessions\,
student/faculty lunches\, an overview of academic requirements\, a scaveng
er hunt and many more fun events!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140918T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140919T130000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150127T174438Z
SUMMARY:An annual event for new EE PhD and MS students. Check in is in Sequ
oia Plaza between the Hewlett and Packard buildings.\n\nActivities include
research-area breakout sessions\, student/faculty lunches\, an overview o
f academic requirements\, a scavenger hunt and many more fun events!
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/department/new-ee-graduate-stude
nt-orientation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1097.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140626T212924Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nLearn about innovative energy research being conduct
ed by GCEP students during this summer-long series.\n\n\n\nMonday\, July 7
\, 2014 - 4:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 299 (Red Atrium)\n\nAbstract / Descrip
tion: \n\n\n\nStanford grad students\, postdocs\, faculty and staff intere
sted in energy: Join us Mondays (June 30-Aug. 11) as the Global Climate &
Energy Project (GCEP) grad student/postdoc speakers from different technic
al areas give presentations - both accessible and informative - about thei
r innovative clean energy research. Learn about cutting-edge breakthroughs
directly from students leading efforts in areas such as solar\, bioenergy
\, hydrogen\, carbon-based energy systems\, electro-chemistry and energy s
torage.\n\nShare you feedback with the speakers and you could win a gift c
ard to Coupa Cafe.\n\nTop speakers selected by GCEP will be honored at thi
s year's GCEP Research Symposium (Oct. 14-15) and will have the opportunit
y to present at the conference.\n\nSchedule of GCEP Student Speakers (15-m
in presentations w/ 5-min Q & A):\n\nJune 30\n\nMichael James Kenney - Pro
tecting Silicon Photoelectrodes with Ultrathin Nickel FilmsColin Bailie -
Combining Different Types of Solar Cells to Create Low-Cost Tandems with H
igher Efficiency\n\nJuly 7\n\nChristopher Zahasky - Analysis of Risks and
Key Factors Controlling Potential Leakage from Carbon Storage ReservoirsMa
tt Pellow - Hydrogen for Grid Storage: A Net Energy Analysis\n\nJuly 14\n
\nMichael Stewart - Cogeneration of Hydrogen and Electricity From Nested C
arbon-Air/Carbon Steam Fuel CellsChristina Li - CO2 and CO Reduction on Ox
ide-Derived Nanocrystalline Copper\n\nJuly 21\n\nAdelaide Calbry-Muzyka -
Exergy Considerations in Adsorption-Based Carbon Capture SystemsChao Wang
- Self-Healing Electrode for High-Energy Lithium Ion Batteries\n\nJuly 28
\n\nJohn To - Design of Hierarchical Nanoporous Nitrogen Doped Carbon for
Post-Combustion CO2 CaptureGreg Roberts - A Computationally Efficient Tool
for Analysis of Soot Formation within Diesel Engine Sprays\n\nAug. 4\n\nA
ndrea Bowring - Organometallic Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applica
tionsIan Smith - Layered Organic-Inorganic Perovskites as Efficient Solar
Cell Absorbers\n\nAug. 11\n\nCarol Regalbuto\, Mark Donohue & John Fyffe -
Mixed Combustion/Electrochemical Energy Conversion for High-Efficiency En
gines\n\nFor more information\, visit http://gcep.stanford.edu.\n\n
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140707T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140707T161500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150127T174424Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 299 (Red Atrium)
SUMMARY:Stanford grad students\, postdocs\, faculty and staff interested in
energy: Join us Mondays (June 30-Aug. 11) as the Global Climate & Energy
Project (GCEP) grad student/postdoc speakers from different technical area
s give presentations - both accessible and informative - about their innov
ative clean energy research. Learn about cutting-edge breakthroughs direct
ly from students leading efforts in areas such as solar\, bioenergy\, hydr
ogen\, carbon-based energy systems\, electro-chemistry and energy storage.
\n\nShare you feedback with the speakers and you could win a gift card to
Coupa Cafe.\n\nTop speakers selected by GCEP will be honored at this year'
s GCEP Research Symposium (Oct. 14-15) and will have the opportunity to pr
esent at the conference.\n\nSchedule of GCEP Student Speakers (15-min pres
entations w/ 5-min Q & A):\n\nJune 30\n\nMichael James Kenney - Protecting
Silicon Photoelectrodes with Ultrathin Nickel FilmsColin Bailie - Combini
ng Different Types of Solar Cells to Create Low-Cost Tandems with Higher E
fficiency\n\nJuly 7\n\nChristopher Zahasky - Analysis of Risks and Key Fac
tors Controlling Potential Leakage from Carbon Storage ReservoirsMatt Pell
ow - Hydrogen for Grid Storage: A Net Energy Analysis\n\nJuly 14\n\nMichae
l Stewart - Cogeneration of Hydrogen and Electricity From Nested Carbon-Ai
r/Carbon Steam Fuel CellsChristina Li - CO2 and CO Reduction on Oxide-Deri
ved Nanocrystalline Copper\n\nJuly 21\n\nAdelaide Calbry-Muzyka - Exergy C
onsiderations in Adsorption-Based Carbon Capture SystemsChao Wang - Self-H
ealing Electrode for High-Energy Lithium Ion Batteries\n\nJuly 28\n\nJohn
To - Design of Hierarchical Nanoporous Nitrogen Doped Carbon for Post-Comb
ustion CO2 CaptureGreg Roberts - A Computationally Efficient Tool for Anal
ysis of Soot Formation within Diesel Engine Sprays\n\nAug. 4\n\nAndrea Bow
ring - Organometallic Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaic ApplicationsIan
Smith - Layered Organic-Inorganic Perovskites as Efficient Solar Cell Abso
rbers\n\nAug. 11\n\nCarol Regalbuto\, Mark Donohue & John Fyffe - Mixed Co
mbustion/Electrochemical Energy Conversion for High-Efficiency Engines\n\n
For more information\, visit http://gcep.stanford.edu.\n\n
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/global-climate-energy-pr
oject-gcep-student-energy-lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1105.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140718T202102Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nElectrical Engineering Graduate Admissions\n\n\n\nTu
esday\, July 29\, 2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n
\n\nStanford Electrical Engineering Graduate Admissions will be discussing
multi-disciplinary opportunities for graduate study. Interested applicant
s in the Washington\, DC area are encouraged to attend this information se
ssion.\n\nFull details and registration are available online at https://su
mba.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=6235774af1e202fa584f4c810f
8e3b13e7330c.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140729T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140729T210000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140718T202148Z
SUMMARY:Stanford Electrical Engineering Graduate Admissions will be discuss
ing multi-disciplinary opportunities for graduate study. Interested applic
ants in the Washington\, DC area are encouraged to attend this information
session.\n\nFull details and registration are available online at https:/
/sumba.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=6235774af1e202fa584f4c8
10f8e3b13e7330c.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/multi-disciplinary-oppor
tunities-graduate-study-electrical-engineering-session
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1110.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140806T161847Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAttend this webinar to learn about the new joint EE
MS/MBA Program. \n\n\n\nMonday\, August 18\, 2014 - 3:00pm to 3:45pm\n\nSp
eaker: \n\nStaff from the Graduate School of Business and Electrical Engin
eering\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nDuring this 45-minute session\,
staff from both the Graduate School of Business and Electrical Engineering
department will discuss the program and application requirements as well
as answer your questions. Register now! A recroding of the webinar will be
available here if you are unable to attend.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140818T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140818T154500
LAST-MODIFIED:20140806T162553Z
SUMMARY:During this 45-minute session\, staff from both the Graduate School
of Business and Electrical Engineering department will discuss the progra
m and application requirements as well as answer your questions. Register
now! A recroding of the webinar will be available here if you are unable t
o attend.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/webinar-stanfords-new-jo
int-electrical-engineering-msmba-program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1114.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140818T175627Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nResearch Experience for Undergraduates Program Final
Presentation Day\n\n\n\nThursday\, August 28\, 2014 - 12:30pm to 5:00pm\n
\nVenue: \n\nCIS-X Auditorium\, Packard Atrium 1st Floor\n\nAbstract / Des
cription: \n\nResearch Experience for Undergraduates ProgramFinal Presenta
tion Day\n\nThursday\, August 28\, 2014 Oral Session: 12:30pm-2:20pm in CI
S-X Auditorium Poster Session: 2:30pm-5:00pm in the Packard Atrium\, 1st F
loor\n\nFor more information about the REU program visit http://ee.stanfor
d.edu/academics/reu. \n\n\nMore information\n\n\nConference\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140828T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140828T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140818T175927Z
LOCATION:CIS-X Auditorium\, Packard Atrium 1st Floor
SUMMARY:Research Experience for Undergraduates ProgramFinal Presentation Da
y\n\nThursday\, August 28\, 2014 Oral Session: 12:30pm-2:20pm in CIS-X Aud
itorium Poster Session: 2:30pm-5:00pm in the Packard Atrium\, 1st Floor\n
\nFor more information about the REU program visit http://ee.stanford.edu/
academics/reu.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/reu-program-final-presen
tation-day
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1129.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T203100Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nQuanta Image Sensor (QIS) Concept and Progress\n\n\n
\nWednesday\, October 1\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 10
1\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProfessor Eric Fossum (Dartmouth)\n\nAbstract / Descript
ion: \n\n\n\nThe Quanta Image Sensor (QIS) was conceived when contemplatin
g shrinking pixel sizes and storage capacities\, and the steady increase i
n digital processing power. In the single-bit QIS\, the output of each fie
ld is a binary bit plane\, where each bit represents the presence or absen
ce of at least one photoelectron in a photodetector. A series of bit plane
s is generated through high speed readout\, and a kernel or “cubicle” of b
its (X\,Y\, t) is used to create a single output image pixel. The size of
the cubicle can be adjust post-acquisition to optimize image quality. The
specialized sub-diffraction-limit photodetectors in the QIS are referred t
o as “jots” and a QIS may have a gigajot or more\, read out at 1000 fps\,
for a data rate exceeding 1Tb/s. Basically\, we are trying to count photon
s as they arrive at the sensor. Recent progress towards realizing the QIS
for commercial and scientific purposes will be discussed. This includes in
vestigation of a pump-gate jot device implemented in a 65nm process\, powe
r efficient readout electronics\, currently less than 20pJ/b in 0.18 um CM
OS\, creating images from jot data with high dynamic range\, and understan
ding the imaging characteristics of single-bit and multi-bit QIS devices\,
such as the inherent and interesting film-like D-log(H) characteristic. I
f successful\, the QIS will represent a major paradigm shift in image capt
ure.\n\n\n\n\nEric R. Fossum is a Professor at the Thayer School of Engine
ering at Dartmouth. His work on miniaturizing NASA interplanetary spacecra
ft cameras at Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the early 1990’s led
to his invention of the CMOS image sensor “camera-on-a-chip” that has touc
hed many here on Earth\, from every smartphone to automobiles and medicine
\, from security and safety to art\, social media and political change. Us
ed in billions of cameras each year\, his technology has launched a world-
wide explosion in digital imaging and visual communications.\n\nHonors inc
lude induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and election to th
e National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors. H
e received the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and is a Fellow of the I
EEE. He co-founded the International Image Sensor Society and served as it
s first President.\n\nA graduate of Trinity College and Yale University\,
Dr. Fossum taught at Columbia and then worked at JPL. He co-founded and le
d Photobit Corporation and later led MEMS-maker Siimpel. He joined Dartmou
th in 2010\, where he teaches and continues research on image sensors\, an
d is Director of the school’s Ph.D. Innovation Program. He has published o
ver 260 technical papers and holds over 150 U.S. patents. He and his wife
have a small hobby farm in New Hampshire and he enjoys his time on his tra
ctor.\n\n\nConference\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141001T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141001T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20140925T170048Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:The Quanta Image Sensor (QIS) was conceived when contemplating shri
nking pixel sizes and storage capacities\, and the steady increase in digi
tal processing power. In the single-bit QIS\, the output of each field is
a binary bit plane\, where each bit represents the presence or absence of
at least one photoelectron in a photodetector. A series of bit planes is g
enerated through high speed readout\, and a kernel or “cubicle” of bits (X
\,Y\, t) is used to create a single output image pixel. The size of the cu
bicle can be adjust post-acquisition to optimize image quality. The specia
lized sub-diffraction-limit photodetectors in the QIS are referred to as “
jots” and a QIS may have a gigajot or more\, read out at 1000 fps\, for a
data rate exceeding 1Tb/s. Basically\, we are trying to count photons as t
hey arrive at the sensor. Recent progress towards realizing the QIS for co
mmercial and scientific purposes will be discussed. This includes investig
ation of a pump-gate jot device implemented in a 65nm process\, power effi
cient readout electronics\, currently less than 20pJ/b in 0.18 um CMOS\, c
reating images from jot data with high dynamic range\, and understanding t
he imaging characteristics of single-bit and multi-bit QIS devices\, such
as the inherent and interesting film-like D-log(H) characteristic. If succ
essful\, the QIS will represent a major paradigm shift in image capture.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/scien-talk-quanta-image-
sensor-qis-concept-and-progress
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1130.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T204709Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nFundamental Limits for Community Detection\n\n\n\nFr
iday\, September 12\, 2014 - 1:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker:
\n\nJiaming Xu (UIUC)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nWe consider a gen
erative model for a network\, namely the planted cluster model\, which is
a simple extension of the classical Erdos-Renyi random graph. The task is
to exactly recover the planted clusters from observation of the network.\n
\nWe first derive an information limit for exact cluster recovery and show
it is achieved by the maximum likelihood (ML) estimation up to constant f
actors. We then show a convex relaxation of ML estimation can successfully
recover the clusters up to a spectral barrier but fails to achieve the in
formation limit. We conjecture no polynomial-time algorithm can succeed si
gnificantly beyond the spectral barrier and achieve the information limit.
To provide evidence\, we show recovering a single cluster significantly b
eyond the spectral barrier is at least as hard as detecting a clique of si
ze o(sqrt(n)) planted in an Erdos-Renyi random graph with n nodes and a co
nstant edge probability.\n\nThis work is at the intersection of informatio
n theory\, machine learning\, and high-dimensional statistics. Based on jo
int work with Yudong Chen at UC Berkeley\, and Bruce Hajek\, Yihong Wu fro
m UIUC.\n\n\n\n\nJiaming Xu is a PhD candidate in the ECE department at UI
UC under the supervision of Professor Bruce Hajek. He received the B.E. de
gree from Tsinghua University in 2009 and the M.S. degree from UT-Austin i
n 2011\, all in ECE. His research interests are in statistical learning\,
queueing and game theory.\n\n\nConference\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140912T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140912T130000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140925T170631Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:We consider a generative model for a network\, namely the planted c
luster model\, which is a simple extension of the classical Erdos-Renyi ra
ndom graph. The task is to exactly recover the planted clusters from obser
vation of the network.\n\nWe first derive an information limit for exact c
luster recovery and show it is achieved by the maximum likelihood (ML) est
imation up to constant factors. We then show a convex relaxation of ML est
imation can successfully recover the clusters up to a spectral barrier but
fails to achieve the information limit. We conjecture no polynomial-time
algorithm can succeed significantly beyond the spectral barrier and achiev
e the information limit. To provide evidence\, we show recovering a single
cluster significantly beyond the spectral barrier is at least as hard as
detecting a clique of size o(sqrt(n)) planted in an Erdos-Renyi random gra
ph with n nodes and a constant edge probability.\n\nThis work is at the in
tersection of information theory\, machine learning\, and high-dimensional
statistics. Based on joint work with Yudong Chen at UC Berkeley\, and Bru
ce Hajek\, Yihong Wu from UIUC.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-jiaming-xu-uiuc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1131.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T205200Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nA tale of two uncertainties\n\n\n\nFriday\, October
3\, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nOfer
Shayevitz (Tel Aviv University)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nWe dis
cuss two separate results\, related only through the list of authors.\n\nF
irst\, we consider bounding the mutual information for distributions p(x\,
y) with 'sparse' supports. To that end\, we introduce the notion of 'intri
nsic uncertainty'\, which measures the uncertainty remaining as to which '
action' has been taken by the channel p(y|x) after observing both its inpu
t and its output. Using the Donsker-Varadhan variational principle\, we de
rive a lower bound for the intrinsic uncertainty that depends only on the
marginals and support of p(x\,y). This bound easily translates into a boun
d on the mutual information. We apply this method to the binary deletion c
hannel\, and show that for the special case of an i.i.d. input\, our bound
outperforms the best known lower bound for the mutual information over a
wide range of deletion probabilities.\n\nNext\, we consider the AWGN chann
el with noisy feedback. Schalkwijk and Kailath have shown that for noisele
ss feedback\, capacity can be attained via a simple scalar linear scheme.
This elegant scheme fails however in the presence of arbitrarily low feedb
ack noise\, essentially since the uncertainty at the transmitter regarding
the receiver's state grows rapidly\, decoupling the terminals. In fact\,
a general negative result of Kim\, Lapidoth and Weissman indicates that li
near encoding schemes cannot attain any positive rate with asymptotically
vanishing error. Is there nevertheless a 'simple' scheme robust to feedbac
k noise in some sense? We move away from the asymptotic approach\, and pre
sent a simple scalar interactive scheme that can operate close to capacity
with a finite (but very small) error probability\, in a small number of r
ounds. Our scheme is a variation on the Schakwijk-Kailath theme with activ
e feedback\, where transmitter uncertainty growth is curbed using modulo a
rithmetic. For example\, for an error probability of 1e-6\, if the feedbac
k SNR exceeds the forward SNR by 20dB\, our scheme operates 0.8dB from cap
acity with only 19 rounds of interaction. In comparison\, error correcting
codes attaining the same performance require two orders of magnitude incr
ease in delay and complexity\, and a minimal delay/complexity uncoded syst
em is bounded 9dB away from capacity.\n\nJoint work with Or Ordentlich and
Assaf Ben-Yishai.\n\n \n\nThe Information Theory Forum (IT-Forum) at Stan
ford ISL is an interdisciplinary academic forum which focuses on mathemati
cal aspects of information processing. With a primary emphasis on informat
ion theory\, we also welcome researchers from signal processing\, learning
and statistical inference\, control and optimization to deliver talks at
our forum. We also warmly welcome industrial affiliates in the above field
s. The forum is typically held in Packard 202 every Friday at 1:00 pm duri
ng the academic year.\n\nThe Information Theory Forum is organized by grad
uate students Jiantao Jiao and Kartik Venkat. To suggest speakers\, please
contact any of the students.\n\n\n\n\nOfer Shayeviz received his Ph.D in
Electrical Engineering from the Tel Aviv University in 2009. Between 2008
- 2011\, he was a postdoctoral fellow with the Information Theory and Appl
ications (ITA) Center at UCSD. He then spent 2011 - 2013 working as a quan
titative analyst at D.E. Shaw & Co. in New York. Ofer joined the EE - syst
ems department at the Tel Aviv University in 2013.\n\n\nConference\nGradua
te\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141003T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141003T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141001T152627Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:We discuss two separate results\, related only through the list of
authors.\n\nFirst\, we consider bounding the mutual information for distri
butions p(x\,y) with 'sparse' supports. To that end\, we introduce the not
ion of 'intrinsic uncertainty'\, which measures the uncertainty remaining
as to which 'action' has been taken by the channel p(y|x) after observing
both its input and its output. Using the Donsker-Varadhan variational prin
ciple\, we derive a lower bound for the intrinsic uncertainty that depends
only on the marginals and support of p(x\,y). This bound easily translate
s into a bound on the mutual information. We apply this method to the bina
ry deletion channel\, and show that for the special case of an i.i.d. inpu
t\, our bound outperforms the best known lower bound for the mutual inform
ation over a wide range of deletion probabilities.\n\nNext\, we consider t
he AWGN channel with noisy feedback. Schalkwijk and Kailath have shown tha
t for noiseless feedback\, capacity can be attained via a simple scalar li
near scheme. This elegant scheme fails however in the presence of arbitrar
ily low feedback noise\, essentially since the uncertainty at the transmit
ter regarding the receiver's state grows rapidly\, decoupling the terminal
s. In fact\, a general negative result of Kim\, Lapidoth and Weissman indi
cates that linear encoding schemes cannot attain any positive rate with as
ymptotically vanishing error. Is there nevertheless a 'simple' scheme robu
st to feedback noise in some sense? We move away from the asymptotic appro
ach\, and present a simple scalar interactive scheme that can operate clos
e to capacity with a finite (but very small) error probability\, in a smal
l number of rounds. Our scheme is a variation on the Schakwijk-Kailath the
me with active feedback\, where transmitter uncertainty growth is curbed u
sing modulo arithmetic. For example\, for an error probability of 1e-6\, i
f the feedback SNR exceeds the forward SNR by 20dB\, our scheme operates 0
.8dB from capacity with only 19 rounds of interaction. In comparison\, err
or correcting codes attaining the same performance require two orders of m
agnitude increase in delay and complexity\, and a minimal delay/complexity
uncoded system is bounded 9dB away from capacity.\n\nJoint work with Or O
rdentlich and Assaf Ben-Yishai.\n\n \n\nThe Information Theory Forum (IT-F
orum) at Stanford ISL is an interdisciplinary academic forum which focuses
on mathematical aspects of information processing. With a primary emphasi
s on information theory\, we also welcome researchers from signal processi
ng\, learning and statistical inference\, control and optimization to deli
ver talks at our forum. We also warmly welcome industrial affiliates in th
e above fields. The forum is typically held in Packard 202 every Friday at
1:00 pm during the academic year.\n\nThe Information Theory Forum is orga
nized by graduate students Jiantao Jiao and Kartik Venkat. To suggest spea
kers\, please contact any of the students.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-tale-two-uncert
ainties
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1132.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T205647Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nWhat is quantum information theory?\n\n\n\nFriday\,
October 31\, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker:
\n\nPatrick Hayden (Stanford University)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n
\n\nQuantum information theory is the generalization of Shannon’s informat
ion theory to the realm of quantum mechanics. The basic questions are the
same as for standard information theory: What is uncertainty? What is the
best method for sending information through a noisy channel? The theory\,
however\, is full of surprises. Random variables don’t commute. Correlatio
n of the quantum variety increases channel capacities. Conditional entropy
can be negative. Secrecy can be certified. I’ll give a brief introduction
to quantum information theory\, highlighting some of the key similarities
and striking differences with Shannon theory.\n\n \n\nThe Information The
ory Forum (IT-Forum) at Stanford ISL is an interdisciplinary academic foru
m which focuses on mathematical aspects of information processing. With a
primary emphasis on information theory\, we also welcome researchers from
signal processing\, learning and statistical inference\, control and optim
ization to deliver talks at our forum. We also warmly welcome industrial a
ffiliates in the above fields. The forum is typically held in Packard 202
every Friday at 1:00 pm during the academic year.\n\nThe Information Theor
y Forum is organized by graduate students Jiantao Jiao and Kartik Venkat.
To suggest speakers\, please contact any of the students.\n\n\nConference
\nGraduate\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141031T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141031T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141027T220251Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Quantum information theory is the generalization of Shannon’s infor
mation theory to the realm of quantum mechanics. The basic questions are t
he same as for standard information theory: What is uncertainty? What is t
he best method for sending information through a noisy channel? The theory
\, however\, is full of surprises. Random variables don’t commute. Correla
tion of the quantum variety increases channel capacities. Conditional entr
opy can be negative. Secrecy can be certified. I’ll give a brief introduct
ion to quantum information theory\, highlighting some of the key similarit
ies and striking differences with Shannon theory.\n\n \n\nThe Information
Theory Forum (IT-Forum) at Stanford ISL is an interdisciplinary academic f
orum which focuses on mathematical aspects of information processing. With
a primary emphasis on information theory\, we also welcome researchers fr
om signal processing\, learning and statistical inference\, control and op
timization to deliver talks at our forum. We also warmly welcome industria
l affiliates in the above fields. The forum is typically held in Packard 2
02 every Friday at 1:00 pm during the academic year.\n\nThe Information Th
eory Forum is organized by graduate students Jiantao Jiao and Kartik Venka
t. To suggest speakers\, please contact any of the students.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-what-quantum-in
formation-theory
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1133.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T215400Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSmart grids and energy systems\n\n\n\nThursday\, Sep
tember 25\, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 101\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nYilu Liu (University of Tennessee)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nLE
CTURE SERIES - FALL QUARTER OF 2014\n\nOur speakers will discuss exciting
new ideas and technologies that are changing the electricity industry. The
theme of the seminar series is on smart grids and energy systems\, schedu
led to be held approximately every Thursday\, with speakers from academic
institutions and industry. The hour-long seminars\, including ample time f
or discussion\, are held at 1 p.m. approximately every other Thursday.\n\n
\n\n\nThis seminar is offered as a 1 unit seminar course\, CEE 272T/EE292T
for interested students. This course can be repeated for credit for the s
tudents.\n\nThe SmartGrid Seminar organizing researchers are: Prof. Ram Ra
jagopal\, Civil & Environmental Engineering\; Professors Andrea Goldsmith
and Stephen Harris\, Electrical Engineering\; Baosen Zhang\, postdoctoral
scholar\, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Management Science & Engin
eering\; and Yue Zhao\, postdoctoral scholar\, Electrical Engineering.\n\n
The Stanford SmartGrid Seminar is supported by Stanford University’s TomKa
t Center for Sustainable Energy\, Precourt Institute for Energy\, Energy &
Environment Affiliates Program\, Department of Civil & Environmental Engi
neering\, and Department of Electrical Engineering.\n\n\nConference\nGradu
ate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140925T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140925T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140925T170540Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 101
SUMMARY:LECTURE SERIES - FALL QUARTER OF 2014\n\nOur speakers will discuss
exciting new ideas and technologies that are changing the electricity indu
stry. The theme of the seminar series is on smart grids and energy systems
\, scheduled to be held approximately every Thursday\, with speakers from
academic institutions and industry. The hour-long seminars\, including amp
le time for discussion\, are held at 1 p.m. approximately every other Thur
sday.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-yilu-liu-unive
rsity-tennessee
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1134.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T220441Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSmart grids and energy systems\n\n\n\nThursday\, Oct
ober 9\, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nJa
vad Lavaei (Columbia University)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nLECTUR
E SERIES - FALL QUARTER OF 2014\n\nOur speakers will discuss exciting new
ideas and technologies that are changing the electricity industry. The the
me of the seminar series is on smart grids and energy systems\, scheduled
to be held approximately every Thursday\, with speakers from academic inst
itutions and industry. The hour-long seminars\, including ample time for d
iscussion\, are held at 1 p.m. approximately every other Thursday.\n\n\n\n
\nThis seminar is offered as a 1 unit seminar course\, CEE 272T/EE292T for
interested students. This course can be repeated for credit for the stude
nts.\n\nThe SmartGrid Seminar organizing researchers are: Prof. Ram Rajago
pal\, Civil & Environmental Engineering\; Professors Andrea Goldsmith and
Stephen Harris\, Electrical Engineering\; Baosen Zhang\, postdoctoral scho
lar\, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Management Science & Engineeri
ng\; and Yue Zhao\, postdoctoral scholar\, Electrical Engineering.\n\nThe
Stanford SmartGrid Seminar is supported by Stanford University’s TomKat Ce
nter for Sustainable Energy\, Precourt Institute for Energy\, Energy & Env
ironment Affiliates Program\, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineer
ing\, and Department of Electrical Engineering.\n\n\nConference\nGraduate
\nSeminar / Colloquium\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141009T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141009T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140925T170520Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 101
SUMMARY:LECTURE SERIES - FALL QUARTER OF 2014\n\nOur speakers will discuss
exciting new ideas and technologies that are changing the electricity indu
stry. The theme of the seminar series is on smart grids and energy systems
\, scheduled to be held approximately every Thursday\, with speakers from
academic institutions and industry. The hour-long seminars\, including amp
le time for discussion\, are held at 1 p.m. approximately every other Thur
sday.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-javad-lavaei-c
olumbia-university
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1135.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T220733Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSmart grids and energy systems\n\n\n\nThursday\, Oct
ober 16\, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nT
im Heidel (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy)\n\nAbstract / Descr
iption: \n\n\n\nLECTURE SERIES - FALL QUARTER OF 2014\n\nOur speakers will
discuss exciting new ideas and technologies that are changing the electri
city industry. The theme of the seminar series is on smart grids and energ
y systems\, scheduled to be held approximately every Thursday\, with speak
ers from academic institutions and industry. The hour-long seminars\, incl
uding ample time for discussion\, are held at 1 p.m. approximately every o
ther Thursday.\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is offered as a 1 unit seminar course
\, CEE 272T/EE292T for interested students. This course can be repeated fo
r credit for the students.\n\nThe SmartGrid Seminar organizing researchers
are: Prof. Ram Rajagopal\, Civil & Environmental Engineering\; Professors
Andrea Goldsmith and Stephen Harris\, Electrical Engineering\; Baosen Zha
ng\, postdoctoral scholar\, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Manageme
nt Science & Engineering\; and Yue Zhao\, postdoctoral scholar\, Electrica
l Engineering.\n\nThe Stanford SmartGrid Seminar is supported by Stanford
University’s TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy\, Precourt Institute for
Energy\, Energy & Environment Affiliates Program\, Department of Civil &
Environmental Engineering\, and Department of Electrical Engineering.\n\n
\nConference\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141016T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141016T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140925T170430Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 101
SUMMARY:LECTURE SERIES - FALL QUARTER OF 2014\n\nOur speakers will discuss
exciting new ideas and technologies that are changing the electricity indu
stry. The theme of the seminar series is on smart grids and energy systems
\, scheduled to be held approximately every Thursday\, with speakers from
academic institutions and industry. The hour-long seminars\, including amp
le time for discussion\, are held at 1 p.m. approximately every other Thur
sday.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-tim-heidel-adv
anced-research-projects-agency-energy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1137.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T221201Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSmart grids and energy systems\n\n\n\nThursday\, Oct
ober 30\, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nS
ila Killicote (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)\n\nAbstract / Descri
ption: \n\n\n\nLECTURE SERIES - FALL QUARTER OF 2014\n\nOur speakers will
discuss exciting new ideas and technologies that are changing the electric
ity industry. The theme of the seminar series is on smart grids and energy
systems\, scheduled to be held approximately every Thursday\, with speake
rs from academic institutions and industry. The hour-long seminars\, inclu
ding ample time for discussion\, are held at 1 p.m. approximately every ot
her Thursday.\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is offered as a 1 unit seminar course\
, CEE 272T/EE292T for interested students. This course can be repeated for
credit for the students.\n\nThe SmartGrid Seminar organizing researchers
are: Prof. Ram Rajagopal\, Civil & Environmental Engineering\; Professors
Andrea Goldsmith and Stephen Harris\, Electrical Engineering\; Baosen Zhan
g\, postdoctoral scholar\, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Managemen
t Science & Engineering\; and Yue Zhao\, postdoctoral scholar\, Electrical
Engineering.\n\nThe Stanford SmartGrid Seminar is supported by Stanford U
niversity’s TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy\, Precourt Institute for
Energy\, Energy & Environment Affiliates Program\, Department of Civil & E
nvironmental Engineering\, and Department of Electrical Engineering.\n\n\n
Conference\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141030T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141030T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140925T170353Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 101
SUMMARY:LECTURE SERIES - FALL QUARTER OF 2014\n\nOur speakers will discuss
exciting new ideas and technologies that are changing the electricity indu
stry. The theme of the seminar series is on smart grids and energy systems
\, scheduled to be held approximately every Thursday\, with speakers from
academic institutions and industry. The hour-long seminars\, including amp
le time for discussion\, are held at 1 p.m. approximately every other Thur
sday.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-sila-killicote
-lawrence-berkeley-national-laboratory
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1138.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T221410Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSmart grids and energy systems\n\n\n\nThursday\, Nov
ember 6\, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nM
ichael Caramanis (Boston University)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nLE
CTURE SERIES - FALL QUARTER OF 2014\n\nOur speakers will discuss exciting
new ideas and technologies that are changing the electricity industry. The
theme of the seminar series is on smart grids and energy systems\, schedu
led to be held approximately every Thursday\, with speakers from academic
institutions and industry. The hour-long seminars\, including ample time f
or discussion\, are held at 1 p.m. approximately every other Thursday.\n\n
\n\n\nThis seminar is offered as a 1 unit seminar course\, CEE 272T/EE292T
for interested students. This course can be repeated for credit for the s
tudents.\n\nThe SmartGrid Seminar organizing researchers are: Prof. Ram Ra
jagopal\, Civil & Environmental Engineering\; Professors Andrea Goldsmith
and Stephen Harris\, Electrical Engineering\; Baosen Zhang\, postdoctoral
scholar\, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Management Science & Engin
eering\; and Yue Zhao\, postdoctoral scholar\, Electrical Engineering.\n\n
The Stanford SmartGrid Seminar is supported by Stanford University’s TomKa
t Center for Sustainable Energy\, Precourt Institute for Energy\, Energy &
Environment Affiliates Program\, Department of Civil & Environmental Engi
neering\, and Department of Electrical Engineering.\n\n\nConference\nGradu
ate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141106T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141106T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140925T170335Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 101
SUMMARY:LECTURE SERIES - FALL QUARTER OF 2014\n\nOur speakers will discuss
exciting new ideas and technologies that are changing the electricity indu
stry. The theme of the seminar series is on smart grids and energy systems
\, scheduled to be held approximately every Thursday\, with speakers from
academic institutions and industry. The hour-long seminars\, including amp
le time for discussion\, are held at 1 p.m. approximately every other Thur
sday.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-michael-carama
nis-boston-university
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1139.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T221558Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSmart grids and energy systems\n\n\n\nThursday\, Nov
ember 13\, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\n
Sakis Meliopoulos (Georgia Institute of Technology)\n\nAbstract / Descript
ion: \n\n\n\nLECTURE SERIES - FALL QUARTER OF 2014\n\nOur speakers will di
scuss exciting new ideas and technologies that are changing the electricit
y industry. The theme of the seminar series is on smart grids and energy s
ystems\, scheduled to be held approximately every Thursday\, with speakers
from academic institutions and industry. The hour-long seminars\, includi
ng ample time for discussion\, are held at 1 p.m. approximately every othe
r Thursday.\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is offered as a 1 unit seminar course\,
CEE 272T/EE292T for interested students. This course can be repeated for c
redit for the students.\n\nThe SmartGrid Seminar organizing researchers ar
e: Prof. Ram Rajagopal\, Civil & Environmental Engineering\; Professors An
drea Goldsmith and Stephen Harris\, Electrical Engineering\; Baosen Zhang\
, postdoctoral scholar\, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Management
Science & Engineering\; and Yue Zhao\, postdoctoral scholar\, Electrical E
ngineering.\n\nThe Stanford SmartGrid Seminar is supported by Stanford Uni
versity’s TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy\, Precourt Institute for En
ergy\, Energy & Environment Affiliates Program\, Department of Civil & Env
ironmental Engineering\, and Department of Electrical Engineering.\n\n\nCo
nference\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141113T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141113T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20151116T170742Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 101
SUMMARY:LECTURE SERIES - FALL QUARTER OF 2014\n\nOur speakers will discuss
exciting new ideas and technologies that are changing the electricity indu
stry. The theme of the seminar series is on smart grids and energy systems
\, scheduled to be held approximately every Thursday\, with speakers from
academic institutions and industry. The hour-long seminars\, including amp
le time for discussion\, are held at 1 p.m. approximately every other Thur
sday.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-sakis-meliopou
los-georgia-institute-technology
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1140.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T222828Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nRelative Entropy Relaxations for Signomial Optimizat
ion\n\n\n\nThursday\, September 25\, 2014 - 4:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 1
01\n\nSpeaker: \n\nVenkat Chandrasekaran (Caltech)\n\nAbstract / Descripti
on: \n\n\n\nSignomial programs (SPs) are optimization problems specified i
n terms of signomials\, which are weighted sums of exponentials composed w
ith linear functionals of a decision variable. SPs are non-convex optimiza
tion problems in general\, and families of NP-hard problems can be reduced
to SPs. In this paper we describe a hierarchy of convex relaxations to ob
tain successively tighter lower bounds of the optimal value of SPs. This s
equence of lower bounds is computed by solving increasingly larger-sized r
elative entropy optimization problems\, which are convex programs specifie
d in terms of linear and relative entropy functions. Our approach relies c
rucially on the observation that the relative entropy function – by virtue
of its joint convexity with respect to both arguments – provides a convex
parametrization of certain sets of globally nonnegative signomials with e
fficiently computable nonnegativity certificates via the arithmetic-geomet
ric-mean inequality. By appealing to representation theorems from real alg
ebraic geometry\, we show that our sequences of lower bounds converge to t
he global optima for broad classes of SPs. Finally\, we also demonstrate t
he effectiveness of our methods via numerical experiments. (Joint work wit
h Parikshit Shah)\n\n\n\n\nVenkat Chandrasekaran is an Assistant Professor
at Caltech in Computing and Mathematical Sciences and in Electrical Engin
eering. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
in June 2011 from MIT\, and he received a B.A. in Mathematics as well as
a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in May 2005 from Rice Univer
sity. He received the Jin-Au Kong Dissertation Prize for the best doctoral
thesis in Electrical Engineering at MIT (2012)\, the Young Researcher Pri
ze in Continuous Optimization at the Fourth International Conference on Co
ntinuous Optimization of the Mathematical Optimization Society (2013\, awa
rded once every three years)\, an Okawa Research Grant in Information and
Telecommunications (2013)\, and an NSF CAREER award (2014). His research i
nterests lie in mathematical optimization and its application to the infor
mation sciences.\n\n\nConference\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nUndergra
duate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140925T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140925T161500
LAST-MODIFIED:20140922T184139Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Signomial programs (SPs) are optimization problems specified in ter
ms of signomials\, which are weighted sums of exponentials composed with l
inear functionals of a decision variable. SPs are non-convex optimization
problems in general\, and families of NP-hard problems can be reduced to S
Ps. In this paper we describe a hierarchy of convex relaxations to obtain
successively tighter lower bounds of the optimal value of SPs. This sequen
ce of lower bounds is computed by solving increasingly larger-sized relati
ve entropy optimization problems\, which are convex programs specified in
terms of linear and relative entropy functions. Our approach relies crucia
lly on the observation that the relative entropy function – by virtue of i
ts joint convexity with respect to both arguments – provides a convex para
metrization of certain sets of globally nonnegative signomials with effici
ently computable nonnegativity certificates via the arithmetic-geometric-m
ean inequality. By appealing to representation theorems from real algebrai
c geometry\, we show that our sequences of lower bounds converge to the gl
obal optima for broad classes of SPs. Finally\, we also demonstrate the ef
fectiveness of our methods via numerical experiments. (Joint work with Par
ikshit Shah)
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-relative-entropy-relaxations-signomial-optimization
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1141.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T223133Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nExplicit and almost sure conditions for K/2 degrees
of freedom\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 9\, 2014 - 4:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPacka
rd 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nHelmut Bölcskei (ETHZ)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nIt is well known that in K-user constant single-antenna interferen
ce channels K/2 degrees of freedom (DoF) can be achieved for almost all ch
annel matrices. It is also known that almost all channel matrices admit K/
2 DoF\, but explicit conditions available guaranteeing K/2 DoF are satisfi
ed only on a set of Lebesgue measure zero. We close this gap by identifyin
g explicit conditions for K/2 DoF\, which are satisfied for Lebesgue almos
t all channel matrices. We also provide a construction of corresponding as
ymptotically DoF-optimal input distributions. The main technical tool used
is a recent breakthrough result by Hochman in fractal geometry. We conclu
de by discussing connections between interference alignment and additive c
ombinatorics.\n\n\n\n\nHelmut Bölcskei was born in Mödling\, Austria on Ma
y 29\, 1970\, and received the Dipl.-Ing. and Dr. techn. degrees in electr
ical engineering from Vienna University of Technology\, Vienna\, Austria\,
in 1994 and 1997\, respectively. In 1998 he was with Vienna University of
Technology. From 1999 to 2001 he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Inf
ormation Systems Laboratory\, Department of Electrical Engineering\, and i
n the Department of Statistics\, Stanford University\, Stanford\, CA. He w
as in the founding team of Iospan Wireless Inc.\, a Silicon Valley-based s
tartup company (acquired by Intel Corporation in 2002) specialized in mult
iple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless systems for high-speed Internet
access\, and was a co-founder of Celestrius AG\, Zurich\, Switzerland. Fr
om 2001 to 2002 he was an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been with ETH Zuri
ch since 2002\, where he is Professor of Electrical Engineering. He was a
visiting researcher at Philips Research Laboratories Eindhoven\, The Nethe
rlands\, ENST Paris\, France\, and the Heinrich Hertz Institute Berlin\, G
ermany. His research interests are in information theory\, mathematical si
gnal processing\, learning theory\, and statistics.\n\nHe received the 200
1 IEEE Signal Processing Society Young Author Best Paper Award\, the 2006
IEEE Communications Society Leonard G. Abraham Best Paper Award\, the 2010
Vodafone Innovations Award\, the ETH “Golden Owl” Teaching Award\, is a F
ellow of the IEEE\, a 2011 EURASIP Fellow\, a 2013-2014 Distinguished Lect
urer of the IEEE Information Theory Society\, was an Erwin Schrödinger Fel
low (1999-2001) of the Austrian National Science Foundation (FWF)\, and wa
s included in the 2014 Thomson Reuters List of Highly Cited Researchers in
Computer Science. He was a plenary speaker at several IEEE conferences an
d served as an associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Information Th
eory\, the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing\, the IEEE Transactions
on Wireless Communications\, and the EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Pro
cessing. He was editor-in-chief of the IEEE Transactions on Information Th
eory during the period 2010-2013\, and serves on the editorial boards of “
Foundations and Trends in Networking”\, “Foundations and Trends in Communi
cations and Information Theory”\, and the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine.
He was TPC co-chair of the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Informati
on Theory and served on the Board of Governors of the IEEE Information The
ory Society.\n\n\nConference\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nUndergraduat
e
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141009T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141009T161500
LAST-MODIFIED:20140922T184359Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:It is well known that in K-user constant single-antenna interferenc
e channels K/2 degrees of freedom (DoF) can be achieved for almost all cha
nnel matrices. It is also known that almost all channel matrices admit K/2
DoF\, but explicit conditions available guaranteeing K/2 DoF are satisfie
d only on a set of Lebesgue measure zero. We close this gap by identifying
explicit conditions for K/2 DoF\, which are satisfied for Lebesgue almost
all channel matrices. We also provide a construction of corresponding asy
mptotically DoF-optimal input distributions. The main technical tool used
is a recent breakthrough result by Hochman in fractal geometry. We conclud
e by discussing connections between interference alignment and additive co
mbinatorics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-explicit-and-almost-sure-conditions-k2-degrees
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1142.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T223332Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nPowering Implanted Microelectronic Devices\n\n\n\nTh
ursday\, November 13\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nAda Poon (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe
physics of wave propagation\, emergent from Maxwell's equations\, impose f
undamental bounds on the efficiency of power transfer over biological tiss
ue. Theoretical analysis of these bounds yields insight on performance tha
t can be achieved in specific powering configurations as well as new desig
n concepts that may enhance efficiency. Our approach is inspired by the id
eas underlying Shannon's information-theoretic channel capacity. Shannon f
irst defined abstract source and channel models\, and then sought to find
the maximum information rate that can be reliably transmitted without rega
rd for the details of implementation. By analogy\, we adopt an analyticall
y simple model for the channel\, source\, and receiver\; and solve for the
optimal source structure\, and derive a global upper bound on the efficie
ncy of power transfer. For powering deep-tissue devices\, the optimal solu
tion exhibits the properties of an immersion lens. To synthesize the optim
al source\, we propose and demonstrate the concept of a planar immersion l
ens based on metasurfaces. In this talk\, I will describe the journey of s
olving this optimal-source problem in the past six years. I will also disc
uss engineering and experimental challenges to realizing such interfaces i
n animal models\, including a pacemaker that is smaller than a grain of ri
ce. These tiny devices can act as bioelectronic medicines\, capable of pre
cisely modulating local activity\, that may be more effective treatments t
han drugs\, which act globally throughout the body. I will conclude the ta
lk with my thoughts on how information theory can play a role in realizing
such bioelectronic medicines.\n\n\n\n\nAda was born and raised in Hong Ko
ng. She received her B.Eng degree from the EEE department at the Universit
y of Hong Kong and her Ph.D. degree from the EECS department at the Univer
sity of California at Berkeley. Her dissertation attempted to connect info
rmation theory with electromagnetic theory so as to better understand the
fundamental limit of wireless channels. Upon graduation\, she spent one ye
ar at Intel as a senior research scientist building reconfigurable baseban
d processors for flexible radios. Afterwards\, she joined her advisor’s st
artup company\, SiBeam Inc.\, architecting Gigabit wireless transceivers l
everaging 60-GHz CMOS and MIMO antenna systems. After two years in industr
y\, she returned to academic and joined the faculty of the ECE department
at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign. Since then\, she has cha
nged her research direction from wireless communications to integrated bio
medical systems. In 2008\, she moved back to California and joined the fac
ulty of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. S
he is a Terman Fellow at Stanford University. She received the Okawa Found
ation Research Grant in 2010 and NSF CAREER Award in 2013.\n\n\nConference
\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141113T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141113T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141106T161633Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:The physics of wave propagation\, emergent from Maxwell's equations
\, impose fundamental bounds on the efficiency of power transfer over biol
ogical tissue. Theoretical analysis of these bounds yields insight on perf
ormance that can be achieved in specific powering configurations as well a
s new design concepts that may enhance efficiency. Our approach is inspire
d by the ideas underlying Shannon's information-theoretic channel capacity
. Shannon first defined abstract source and channel models\, and then soug
ht to find the maximum information rate that can be reliably transmitted w
ithout regard for the details of implementation. By analogy\, we adopt an
analytically simple model for the channel\, source\, and receiver\; and so
lve for the optimal source structure\, and derive a global upper bound on
the efficiency of power transfer. For powering deep-tissue devices\, the o
ptimal solution exhibits the properties of an immersion lens. To synthesiz
e the optimal source\, we propose and demonstrate the concept of a planar
immersion lens based on metasurfaces. In this talk\, I will describe the j
ourney of solving this optimal-source problem in the past six years. I wil
l also discuss engineering and experimental challenges to realizing such i
nterfaces in animal models\, including a pacemaker that is smaller than a
grain of rice. These tiny devices can act as bioelectronic medicines\, cap
able of precisely modulating local activity\, that may be more effective t
reatments than drugs\, which act globally throughout the body. I will conc
lude the talk with my thoughts on how information theory can play a role i
n realizing such bioelectronic medicines.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-powering-implanted-microelectronic-devices
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1143.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T224617Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 23\, 2014 - 4:15pm\n\n
Venue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nSebastian Pokutta (Gatech)\n\nAbstr
act / Description: \n\n\n\nIN PROGRESS\n\n\nConference\nGraduate\nSeminar
/ Colloquium\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141023T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141023T161500
LAST-MODIFIED:20140922T182510Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:IN PROGRESS
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-sebastian-pokutta-gatech
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1144.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T224917Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nWhy do Structured Codes help in Streaming Communicat
ion?\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 30\, 2014 - 4:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 10
1\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAshish Khisti (Toronto)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n
\n\nAn increasing number of applications are streaming in nature. Informat
ion packets must be encoded and transmitted sequentially in real-time\, an
d the receiver should reproduce the source stream under strict delay const
raints. The study of fundamental limits and coding schemes in such communi
cation systems is a fertile area of research. In this talk we will show ho
w certain judiciously constructed structured codes can yield substantial g
ains over baseline schemes in streaming systems.\n\nThe first part of the
talk will focus on channel coding over packet erasure channels. We will pr
esent a new family of streaming-codes that achieve significant performance
gains over the practically relevant Gilbert-Elliott (GE) channel model. W
e will discuss how a certain “deterministic approximation” to the GE chann
el provides insights into the optimality of these codes. We will also disc
uss the operational significance of column-distance and column-span metric
s in this setup\, and show that our proposed codes achieve a near optimal
tradeoff between these. In the second part of the talk we will study seque
ntial coding of correlated sources over a packet erasure channel\, using a
n information theoretic framework. We will discuss the performance of base
line schemes such as predictive coding and random binning\, present a nove
l hybrid scheme\, and discuss its optimality. If time permits I will also
briefly discuss another recent work on broadcasting to multiple receivers
with different demands over packet erasure channels.\n\n\n\n\nAshish Khist
i joined the University of Toronto as assistant professor in September 200
9\, and presently holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Wireless Ne
tworks. He obtained his BASc degree in Engineering Sciences (Electrical Op
tion) from the University of Toronto in 2002\, and his SM and PhD degrees
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\, Cambridge\, MA in E
lectrical Engineering and Computer Science. Prof. Khisti is a recipient of
the Ontario Early Researcher Award from the province of Ontario and a Hew
lett-Packard Innovation Research Prize. He currently serves as an Associat
e Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Communications\, and is co-organizing
a workshop on “Mathematical Coding Theory in Multimedia Steaming” at the
Banff International Research Station in 2015.\n\n\nConference\nGraduate\nS
eminar / Colloquium\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141030T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141030T161500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141027T143909Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:An increasing number of applications are streaming in nature. Infor
mation packets must be encoded and transmitted sequentially in real-time\,
and the receiver should reproduce the source stream under strict delay co
nstraints. The study of fundamental limits and coding schemes in such comm
unication systems is a fertile area of research. In this talk we will show
how certain judiciously constructed structured codes can yield substantia
l gains over baseline schemes in streaming systems.\n\nThe first part of t
he talk will focus on channel coding over packet erasure channels. We will
present a new family of streaming-codes that achieve significant performa
nce gains over the practically relevant Gilbert-Elliott (GE) channel model
. We will discuss how a certain “deterministic approximation” to the GE ch
annel provides insights into the optimality of these codes. We will also d
iscuss the operational significance of column-distance and column-span met
rics in this setup\, and show that our proposed codes achieve a near optim
al tradeoff between these. In the second part of the talk we will study se
quential coding of correlated sources over a packet erasure channel\, usin
g an information theoretic framework. We will discuss the performance of b
aseline schemes such as predictive coding and random binning\, present a n
ovel hybrid scheme\, and discuss its optimality. If time permits I will al
so briefly discuss another recent work on broadcasting to multiple receive
rs with different demands over packet erasure channels.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-why-do-structured-codes-help-streaming
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1145.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T225127Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nCompressive Light Field Imaging and Display Systems
\n\n\n\nThursday\, November 6\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPack
ard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nGordon Wetzstein (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Descript
ion: \n\n\n\nWith rapid advances in optical fabrication\, digital processi
ng power\, and computational perception\, a new generation of display tech
nology is emerging: compressive displays exploring the co-design of optica
l elements and computational processing while taking particular characteri
stics of the human visual system into account. We will review advances in
this field and give an outlook on next-generation compressive display and
imaging technology. In contrast to conventional technology\, compressive d
isplays aim for a joint-design of optics\, electronics\, and computational
processing that together exploit compressibility of the presented data. F
or instance\, light fields show the same 3D scene from different perspecti
ves - all these images are very similar and therefore compressible. By com
bining displays that use multilayer architectures or directional backlight
ing combined with optimal light field factorizations\, limitations of exis
ting devices\, for instance resolution\, depth of field\, and field of vie
w\, can be overcome. In addition to light field display and projection\, w
e will discuss a variety of technologies for compressive super-resolution
and high dynamic range image display as well as compressive light field im
aging and microscopy.\n\n\n\n\nPrior to joining Stanford University's Elec
trical Engineering Department as an Assistant Professor in 2014\, Gordon W
etzstein was a Research Scientist in the Camera Culture Group at the MIT M
edia Lab. His research focuses on computational imaging\, microscopy\, and
display systems as well as computational light transport. At the intersec
tion of computer graphics\, machine vision\, optics\, scientific computing
\, and perception\, this research has a wide range of applications in next
-generation consumer electronics\, scientific imaging\, human-computer int
eraction\, remote sensing\, and many other areas. Gordon's cross-disciplin
ary approach to research has been funded by DARPA\, NSF\, Intel\, Samsung\
, and other grants from industry sponsors and research councils. In 2006\,
Gordon graduated with Honors from the Bauhaus in Weimar\, Germany\, and h
e received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of British Colu
mbia in 2011. His doctoral dissertation focuses on computational light mod
ulation for image acquisition and display and won the Alain Fournier Ph.D.
Dissertation Annual Award. He organized the IEEE 2012 and 2013 Internatio
nal Workshops on Computational Cameras and Displays\, founded displayblock
s.org as a forum for sharing computational display design instructions wit
h the DIY community\, and presented a number of courses on Computational D
isplays and Computational Photography at ACM SIGGRAPH. Gordon won the best
paper awards at the International Conference on Computational Photography
in 2011 and 2014 as well as a Laval Virtual Award in 2005.\n\n\nConferenc
e\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141106T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141106T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141105T153113Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:With rapid advances in optical fabrication\, digital processing pow
er\, and computational perception\, a new generation of display technology
is emerging: compressive displays exploring the co-design of optical elem
ents and computational processing while taking particular characteristics
of the human visual system into account. We will review advances in this f
ield and give an outlook on next-generation compressive display and imagin
g technology. In contrast to conventional technology\, compressive display
s aim for a joint-design of optics\, electronics\, and computational proce
ssing that together exploit compressibility of the presented data. For ins
tance\, light fields show the same 3D scene from different perspectives -
all these images are very similar and therefore compressible. By combining
displays that use multilayer architectures or directional backlighting co
mbined with optimal light field factorizations\, limitations of existing d
evices\, for instance resolution\, depth of field\, and field of view\, ca
n be overcome. In addition to light field display and projection\, we will
discuss a variety of technologies for compressive super-resolution and hi
gh dynamic range image display as well as compressive light field imaging
and microscopy.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-compressive-light-field-imaging-and-display-systems
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1146.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T225310Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nThursday\, November 20\, 2014 - 4:15pm\n
\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nE.J. Chichilnisky (Stanford)\n\nA
bstract / Description: \n\n\n\nVision begins with neural computation in th
e retina\, which sends a highly processed version of the visual world alon
g multiple parallel pathways to the brain. Our research is focused on unde
rstanding visual computations in the primate retina and on using this info
rmation for the design of artificial retinas to treat blindness. I will de
scribe the state of our understanding of visual computations in the retina
l circuitry\, with an emphasis on open problems for future exploration\, a
nd on achieving a synthetic understanding appropriate for diverse applicat
ions.\n\n\n\n\nE.J. Chichilnisky is the John R. Adler Professor of Neurosu
rgery at Stanford University\, where he has been since 2013 after 15 years
at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He received his M.S. in mat
hematics and Ph.D. in neuroscience from Stanford University. His research
program focuses on understanding the spatiotemporal patterns of electrical
activity in the retina that convey visual information to the brain\, and
their origins in retinal circuitry\, using large-scale multi-electrode rec
ordings. His lab also works on physiological experiments with electrical s
timulation aimed at advancing the design of visual prostheses for treating
blindness. He has directed or taught at the Cold Spring Harbor Computatio
nal Vision course since 1998. He is the recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Re
search Fellowship\, a McKnight Scholar Award\, and a McKnight Technologica
l Innovation in Neuroscience Award.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141120T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141120T161500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141118T212558Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Vision begins with neural computation in the retina\, which sends a
highly processed version of the visual world along multiple parallel path
ways to the brain. Our research is focused on understanding visual computa
tions in the primate retina and on using this information for the design o
f artificial retinas to treat blindness. I will describe the state of our
understanding of visual computations in the retinal circuitry\, with an em
phasis on open problems for future exploration\, and on achieving a synthe
tic understanding appropriate for diverse applications.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-ej-chichilnisky-stanford
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1147.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T225449Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nPositive Low Rank Tensor Completion\n\n\n\nThursday\
, December 4\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeake
r: \n\nAnil Aswani (Berkeley)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nMotivated
by combinatorial regression problems\, which we interpret as low rank ten
sor completion\, we study the case of noisy tensor completion for positive
tensors. Existing approaches to low rank tensor completion leverage matri
x structure within tensors\, because this converts the problem into the we
ll-understood low rank matrix completion problem\; however\, there is curr
ently a significant gap between the best rates achievable using convex ref
ormulations as matrix completion with the best rates achievable using an N
P-hard formulation.\n\nGiven this mismatch\, we propose an alternative app
roach in which we identify low rank tensor structures that are amenable to
both efficient computation and result in estimators with good statistical
properties. Focusing on positive tensors\, we choose a risk function that
enables polynomial time computation and leads to risk consistency. In con
trast to soft-thresholding\, such as that achieved by nuclear-norm minimiz
ation\, we use a hard-thresholding approach to identify the low rank struc
ture in the tensor. Numerical examples show that our estimator is competit
ive with existing approaches to tensor completion.\n\n\n\n\nAnil Aswani is
currently an Assistant Professor in IEOR at UC Berkeley. He received a B.
S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in
2005\, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) from
UC Berkeley in 2007\, and a Ph.D. in EECS with a Designated Emphasis in C
omputational and Genomic Biology from UC Berkeley in 2010. He won the Leon
O. Chua award in 2012 from Berkeley for outstanding achievement in an are
a of nonlinear science.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141204T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141204T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141201T171909Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Motivated by combinatorial regression problems\, which we interpret
as low rank tensor completion\, we study the case of noisy tensor complet
ion for positive tensors. Existing approaches to low rank tensor completio
n leverage matrix structure within tensors\, because this converts the pro
blem into the well-understood low rank matrix completion problem\; however
\, there is currently a significant gap between the best rates achievable
using convex reformulations as matrix completion with the best rates achie
vable using an NP-hard formulation.\n\nGiven this mismatch\, we propose an
alternative approach in which we identify low rank tensor structures that
are amenable to both efficient computation and result in estimators with
good statistical properties. Focusing on positive tensors\, we choose a ri
sk function that enables polynomial time computation and leads to risk con
sistency. In contrast to soft-thresholding\, such as that achieved by nucl
ear-norm minimization\, we use a hard-thresholding approach to identify th
e low rank structure in the tensor. Numerical examples show that our estim
ator is competitive with existing approaches to tensor completion.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-positive-low-rank-tensor-completion
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1148.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140919T225903Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nCellular Interference Alignment\n\n\n\nFriday\, Sept
ember 26\, 2014 - 4:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nGiusepp
e Caire (USC)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nDespite the famous ''ever
ybody eats half of the cake'' promise\, schemes achieving 1/2 DoFs per use
r in general fully connected Gaussian networks require precoding over a si
gnal space of asymptotically large diversity\, e.g.\, over an infinite num
ber of dimensions for time-frequency varying fading channels\, or over an
infinite number of rationally independent signal levels. In this talk we c
onsider a recently proposed scenario inspired to the regular lattice-like
topology of cellular systems where the promised optimal DoFs are achieved
with linear ''one-shot'' precoding (i.e.\, over a single time-frequency sl
ot). We consider the uplink of a symmetric cellular system\, and consider
both sectorization and isotropic cells\, where interfrerence comes form th
e neighboring sectors (in the first case) or from the neighboring cells (i
n the second case). At the base station receiver side\, we consider a mess
age-passing scheme where nearby base stations can exchange already decoded
messages. Notice that this network architecture is much simpler and invol
ve much less backhaul rate requirements than the classical ''Wyner model''
type of networks\, with fully centralized receiver processing. Our alignm
ent & (local) interference cancellation solution achieves the optimal DoFs
for the second configurations with M antennas at each transmitter and rec
eiver\, and in the isotropic cell scenario with M = 2 antennas. For the la
tter case\, we also present non-trivial achievable DoFs schemes in the cas
e where the mobiles have 2 antennas and the base stations have 3 and 4 ant
ennas. Furthermore\, in order to avoid signaling scheme relying on the str
ength of interference\, we further introduce the notion of topologically r
obust schemes\, which are able to guarantee a minimum rate (or DoFs) irres
pectively of the strength of the interfering links. Towards this end\, for
the MxM sector case\, we propose an alignment scheme which is topological
ly robust and still achieves the same optimum DoFs. Finally\, we present a
novel DoFs uplink-downlink duality result which proves that whatever DoFs
can be achieved in the uplink the decoded message sharing and alignment s
cheme\, they can be also achieved in the downlink through a ''dual'' preco
ding scheme that involves only cooperation among neighboring base stations
\, which are required to share ''quantized'' versions of their dirty-paper
coded signals. In contrast to virtually any known result on downlink DoFs
\, this scheme required dirty-paper coding which cannot be replaced with t
he more familiar linear zero-forcing precoding.\n\nThis is joint work with
Vasilis Ntranos (USC)\, and Mohammad Maddah-Ali (Bell Labs).\n\n\n\n\nGiu
seppe Caire was born in Torino\, Italy\, in 1965. He received the B.Sc. in
Electrical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino (Italy)\, in 1990\, the
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University in 1992 and the
Ph.D. from Politecnico di Torino in 1994. He was a recipient of the AEI G
.Someda Scholarship in 1991 and has been post-doctoral research fellow wit
h the European Space Agency (ESTEC\, Noordwijk\, The Netherlands) in 1994-
1995. He has been Assistant Professor in Telecommunications at the Politec
nico di Torino\, Associate Professor at the University of Parma\, Italy\,
Professor with the Department of Mobile Communications at the Eurecom Inst
itute\, Sophia-Antipolis\, France\, and he is currently a professor of Ele
ctrical Engineering with the Viterbi School of Engineering\, University of
Southern California\, Los Angeles and an Alexander von Humboldt Professor
with the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department of the Te
chnical University of Berlin\, Germany.\n\nHe served as Associate Editor f
or the IEEE Transactions on Communications in 1998-2001 and as Associate E
ditor for the IEEE Transactions on Information Theory in 2001-2003. He rec
eived the Jack Neubauer Best System Paper Award from the IEEE Vehicular Te
chnology Society in 2003\, and the IEEE Communications Society & Informati
on Theory Society Joint Paper Award in 2004 and in 2011. Giuseppe Caire is
a Fellow of IEEE since 2005. He has served in the Board of Governors of t
he IEEE Information Theory Society from 2004 to 2007\, and as officer from
2008 to 2013. He was President of the IEEE Information Theory Society in
2011. His main research interests are in the field of communications theor
y\, information theory\, channel and source coding with particular focus o
n wireless communications.\n\n\nConference\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140926T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140926T161500
LAST-MODIFIED:20140922T184257Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Despite the famous ''everybody eats half of the cake'' promise\, sc
hemes achieving 1/2 DoFs per user in general fully connected Gaussian netw
orks require precoding over a signal space of asymptotically large diversi
ty\, e.g.\, over an infinite number of dimensions for time-frequency varyi
ng fading channels\, or over an infinite number of rationally independent
signal levels. In this talk we consider a recently proposed scenario inspi
red to the regular lattice-like topology of cellular systems where the pro
mised optimal DoFs are achieved with linear ''one-shot'' precoding (i.e.\,
over a single time-frequency slot). We consider the uplink of a symmetric
cellular system\, and consider both sectorization and isotropic cells\, w
here interfrerence comes form the neighboring sectors (in the first case)
or from the neighboring cells (in the second case). At the base station re
ceiver side\, we consider a message-passing scheme where nearby base stati
ons can exchange already decoded messages. Notice that this network archit
ecture is much simpler and involve much less backhaul rate requirements th
an the classical ''Wyner model'' type of networks\, with fully centralized
receiver processing. Our alignment & (local) interference cancellation so
lution achieves the optimal DoFs for the second configurations with M ante
nnas at each transmitter and receiver\, and in the isotropic cell scenario
with M = 2 antennas. For the latter case\, we also present non-trivial ac
hievable DoFs schemes in the case where the mobiles have 2 antennas and th
e base stations have 3 and 4 antennas. Furthermore\, in order to avoid sig
naling scheme relying on the strength of interference\, we further introdu
ce the notion of topologically robust schemes\, which are able to guarante
e a minimum rate (or DoFs) irrespectively of the strength of the interferi
ng links. Towards this end\, for the MxM sector case\, we propose an align
ment scheme which is topologically robust and still achieves the same opti
mum DoFs. Finally\, we present a novel DoFs uplink-downlink duality result
which proves that whatever DoFs can be achieved in the uplink the decoded
message sharing and alignment scheme\, they can be also achieved in the d
ownlink through a ''dual'' precoding scheme that involves only cooperation
among neighboring base stations\, which are required to share ''quantized
'' versions of their dirty-paper coded signals. In contrast to virtually a
ny known result on downlink DoFs\, this scheme required dirty-paper coding
which cannot be replaced with the more familiar linear zero-forcing preco
ding.\n\nThis is joint work with Vasilis Ntranos (USC)\, and Mohammad Madd
ah-Ali (Bell Labs).
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-cellular-interference-alignment
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1152.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T152941Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nFaults\, Scaling\, and Erlang concurrency\n\n\n\nWed
nesday\, September 24\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B03\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nJoe Armstrong\, Ericsson\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n
\nThis talk shows the intimate relationship between faults and scaling.\n
\nWe argue that systems that are designed for fault-tolerance will be easy
to scale. Achieving fault-tolerance requires things like non-shared memor
y\, which as a side effect makes them easy to scale.\n\nWe discuss the his
tory of fault-tolerant systems and define six underlying principles that a
ny system must have in order to achieve a reasonable measure of fault tole
rance.\n\nWe show how these six principles are implemented in Erlang.\n\n
\n\n\nJoe Armstrong designed and implemented the first version of Erlang a
t the Ericsson Computer Science Lab in 1986.\n\nHe has written several Erl
ang books.\n\nJoe has a PhD in computer science from the Royal Institute o
f Technology in Stockholm\, Sweden and is an expert in the construction of
fault tolerant systems. Joe was the chief software architect of the proje
ct which produced the Erlang/OTP system. He has worked as an entrepreneur
in one of the first Erlang startups (Bluetail) and has worked for 30 years
in industry and research.\n\nHe is currently Adjunct Professor of Compute
r Science at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm\, and is a sen
ior engineer at Ericsson.\n\n\nEE380 Computer Systems Colloquium Schedule
Autumn 2014\n\n\nConference\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140924T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140924T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140925T200352Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:This talk shows the intimate relationship between faults and scalin
g.\n\nWe argue that systems that are designed for fault-tolerance will be
easy to scale. Achieving fault-tolerance requires things like non-shared m
emory\, which as a side effect makes them easy to scale.\n\nWe discuss the
history of fault-tolerant systems and define six underlying principles th
at any system must have in order to achieve a reasonable measure of fault
tolerance.\n\nWe show how these six principles are implemented in Erlang.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-faults-scaling-and-erlang-concurrency
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1153.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T153544Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 1\, 2014 - 4:15pm to
5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B03\n\nSpeaker: \n\nSeth Stephens-Davidowitz\,
Google\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nI discuss using Google search da
ta to analyze social issues. In particular\, I suggest using Google search
data on taboo subjects\, where polls might give misleading information. F
or example\, I compare area-level Google searches for racial animus to are
a-level vote information to calculate the effects of race on Barack Obama.
I also discuss using Google search data to help measure child abuse and d
epression and predict election turnout.\n\n\n\n\nSeth Stephens-Davidowitz
is a data scientist at Google and a contributing op-ed writer at The New Y
ork Times. He uses new data sources to find previously hidden behaviors an
d attitudes. He received his PhD in economics at Harvard\, in 2013.\n\n\nE
E380 Computer Systems Colloquium Schedule Autumn 2014\n\n\nConference\nGra
duate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141001T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141001T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140929T205923Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:I discuss using Google search data to analyze social issues. In par
ticular\, I suggest using Google search data on taboo subjects\, where pol
ls might give misleading information. For example\, I compare area-level G
oogle searches for racial animus to area-level vote information to calcula
te the effects of race on Barack Obama. I also discuss using Google search
data to help measure child abuse and depression and predict election turn
out.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-seth-stephens-davidowitz
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1154.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T153906Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTSAR (the TimeSeries AggregatoR) how to count tens o
f billions of daily events in real time using open source technologies\n\n
\n\nWednesday\, October 8\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B0
3\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAnirudh Todi\, Twitter\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n
\nIN PROGRESS\n\n\nEE380 Computer Systems Colloquium Schedule Autumn 2014
\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141008T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141008T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140925T200345Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:IN PROGRESS
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-tsar-timeseries-aggregator-how-count-tens-billions
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1155.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T154315Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nInstructions Sets Should Be Free: The Case for RISC-
V\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 15\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGa
tes B03\n\nSpeaker: \n\nKrste Asanović and David Patterson\, UC Berkeley\n
\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe increasing popularity today of syste
ms on a chip\, where processors are just part of the design\, calls into q
uestion why one of the most important interfaces is proprietary. We argue
that:There is no good technical reason not to have free\, open instruction
sets just as we have free\, open networking standards and free\, open ope
rating systems.The most likely first targets for a free\, open instruction
set are systems on a chip for the Internet of Things\, which have low cos
t and power demands\, and for Warehouse Scale Computers\, which could bene
fit from viable alternatives to the 80x86 instruction setThe best architec
tural style for a free\, open instruction set is RISC.Given the time it ta
kes to design an instruction set\, it makes more sense to adopt an existin
g RISC free\, open instruction set than to design a new one from scratch.A
mong the existing RISC free\, open instruction sets\, RISC-V is the best a
nd safest choice.\n\n\n\n\nKrste Asanović is a Professor in the Computer S
cience Divisions of the EECS Department at the University of California\,
Berkeley. His main research areas are computer architecture\, VLSI design\
, parallel programming and operating system design. He is the Director of
the new ASPIRE lab tackling the challenge of improving computational effic
iency now that transistor scaling is ending. ASPIRE builds upon the earlie
r success of the Par Lab\, whose goal was to make parallel programming acc
essible to most programmers. He is also an Associate Director at the Berke
ley Wireless Research Center\, and holds a joint appointment with the Lawr
ence Berkeley National Laboratory. Previously at MIT\, he led the SCALE gr
oup\, investigating advanced architectures for energy-efficient high-perfo
rmance computing.\n\nDavid Patterson is the Pardee Professor of Computer S
cience at the University of California at Berkeley\, which he joined after
graduating from UCLA in 1977.\n\nDave's research style is to identify cri
tical questions for the IT industry and gather inter-disciplinary groups o
f faculty and graduate students to answer them. The answer is typically em
bodied in demonstration systems\, and these demonstration systems are late
r mirrored in commercial products. In addition to research impact\, these
projects train leaders of our field. The best known projects were Reduced
Instruction Set Computers (RISC)\, Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (R
AID)\, and Networks of Workstations (NOW)\, each of which helped lead to b
illion dollar industries.\n\nA measure of the success of projects is the l
ist of awards won by Patterson and as his teammates: the C & C Prize\, the
IEEE von Neumann Medal\, the IEEE Johnson Storage Award\, the SIGMOD Test
of Time award\, the ACM-IEEE Eckert-Mauchly Award\, and the Katayanagi Pr
ize. He was also elected to both AAAS societies\, the National Academy of
Engineering\, the National Academy of Sciences\, the Silicon Valley Engine
ering Hall of Fame\, and to be a Fellow of the Computer History Museum. Th
e full list includes about 35 awards for research\, teaching\, and service
.\n\nIn his spare time he coauthored six books\, including two with John H
ennessy\, who is President of Stanford University. Patterson also served a
s Chair of the Computer Science Division at UC Berkeley\, Chair of the Com
puting Research Association\, and President of ACM.\n\n\nEE380 Computer Sy
stems Colloquium Schedule Autumn 2014\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141015T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141015T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T152905Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:The increasing popularity today of systems on a chip\, where proces
sors are just part of the design\, calls into question why one of the most
important interfaces is proprietary. We argue that:There is no good techn
ical reason not to have free\, open instruction sets just as we have free\
, open networking standards and free\, open operating systems.The most lik
ely first targets for a free\, open instruction set are systems on a chip
for the Internet of Things\, which have low cost and power demands\, and f
or Warehouse Scale Computers\, which could benefit from viable alternative
s to the 80x86 instruction setThe best architectural style for a free\, op
en instruction set is RISC.Given the time it takes to design an instructio
n set\, it makes more sense to adopt an existing RISC free\, open instruct
ion set than to design a new one from scratch.Among the existing RISC free
\, open instruction sets\, RISC-V is the best and safest choice.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-instructions-sets-should-be-free-case-risc-v
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1156.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T154724Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nBig Data: A Data Driven Society?\n\n\n\nWednesday\,
October 29\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B03\n\nSpeaker:
\n\nRoberto V. Zacari\, Goethe University Frankfurt\, Germany\n\nAbstract
/ Description: \n\n\n\nIn the first part of this talk\, I will review how
Big Data is enabling a data-driven economy\, look at what to do with Big D
ata\, and look at the consequences of a society being reshaped by systemat
ically building on data analytics. In the second part of the talk\, I will
outline some of the Big Data research challenges in three areas: Data\, P
rocesses\, and Management. I will then conclude making a case for Big Data
for Social Good: my aim is to show that Big Data can be leveraged to bett
er serve the people who generate the data\, and ultimately the society in
which we live.\n\n\n\n\nRoberto V. Zicari\, professor of Database and Info
rmation Systems (DBIS) at the Goethe University Frankfurt\, Germany.He is
an internationally recognized expert in the field of databases. His intere
sts also expands to Innovation and Entrepreneurship.\n\nHe is the Director
of the Big Data Lab at the Goethe University Frankfurt\, and the editor o
f the ODBMS.org web portal and of the ODBMS Industry Watch Blog. He is als
o a visiting professor with the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology
within the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research a
t UC Berkeley.\n\n\nEE380 Computer Systems Colloquium Schedule Autumn 2014
\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141029T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141029T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141017T220616Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:In the first part of this talk\, I will review how Big Data is enab
ling a data-driven economy\, look at what to do with Big Data\, and look a
t the consequences of a society being reshaped by systematically building
on data analytics. In the second part of the talk\, I will outline some of
the Big Data research challenges in three areas: Data\, Processes\, and M
anagement. I will then conclude making a case for Big Data for Social Good
: my aim is to show that Big Data can be leveraged to better serve the peo
ple who generate the data\, and ultimately the society in which we live.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-big-data-data-driven-society
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1157.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T155238Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nProgramming Should Be More Than Coding\n\n\n\nWednes
day\, April 8\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B03\n\nSpeaker
: \n\nLeslie Lamport (Microsoft Research)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n
\n\nWriting a program involves three tasks:Deciding what the program shoul
d do.Deciding how the program should do it.Coding: Implementing these deci
sions in code.\n\nToo often\, all three are combined into the process of c
oding. This talk explains why they should be separated\, and discusses how
to perform the first two.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nDr. Lamport received a doctora
te in mathematics from Brandeis University\, with a dissertation on singul
arities in analytic partial differential equations. This\, together with a
complete lack of education in computer science\, prepared him for a caree
r as a computer scientist at Massachusetts Computer Associates\, SRI\, Dig
ital\, and Compaq. He claims that it is through no fault of his that of th
ose four corporations\, only the one that was supposed to be non-profit st
ill exists. He joined Microsoft in 2001\, but that company has not yet suc
cumbed.Dr. Lamport's initial research in concurrent algorithms made him we
ll-known as the author of LaTeX\, a document formatting system for the eve
r-diminishing class of people who write formulas instead of drawing pictur
es. He is also known for writing\, 'A distributed system is one in which t
he failure of a computer you didn't even know existed can render your own
computer unusable\,' which established him as an expert on distributed sys
tems. His interest in Mediterranean history\, including research on Byzant
ine generals and the mythical Greek island of Paxos\, led to his receiving
five honorary doctorates from European universities\, and to the IEEE sen
ding him to Italy to receive its 2004 Piore Award and to Quebec to receive
its 2008 von Neumann medal. However\, he has always returned to his home
in California. This display of patriotism was rewarded with membership in
the National Academy of Engineering\, the National Academy of Sciences\, a
nd the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.\n\nMore recently\, Dr. Lampo
rt has been annoying computer scientists and engineers by urging them to u
nderstand an algorithm or system before implementing it\, and scaring them
by saying they should use mathematics. In an attempt to get him to talk a
bout other things\, the ACM gave him the 2013 Turing Award.\n\n\nEE380 Com
puter Systems Colloquium Schedule Autumn 2014\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Col
loquium\nEE380 Computer Systems Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150408T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150408T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150406T144914Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:Writing a program involves three tasks:Deciding what the program sh
ould do.Deciding how the program should do it.Coding: Implementing these d
ecisions in code.\n\nToo often\, all three are combined into the process o
f coding. This talk explains why they should be separated\, and discusses
how to perform the first two.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-programming-should-be-more-coding
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1158.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T155459Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nHow not to generate random numbers\n\n\n\nWednesday\
, May 13\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B03\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nNadia Heninger\, University of Pennsylvania\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nRandomness is essential to cryptography: cryptographic security de
pends on private keys that are unpredictable to an attacker. But how good
are the random number generators that are actually used in practice? In th
is talk\, I will discuss several large-scale surveys of cryptographic depl
oyments\, including TLS\, SSH\, Bitcoin\, and secure smart cards\, and sho
w that random number generation flaws are surprisingly widespread. We will
see how many of the most commonly used public key encryption and signatur
e schemes can fail catastrophically if used with faulty random number gene
rators\, and trace many of the the random number generation flaws we encou
ntered to specific implementations and vulnerable implementation patterns.
\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nNadia Heninger is an assistant professor in the Computer
and Information Science department at the University of Pennsylvania. Her
research focuses on security\, applied cryptography\, and algorithms. She
is best known for her work identifying widespread entropy problems in cry
ptographic keys on the Internet (2012 Usenix Security best paper award)\,
and developing the 'cold boot' attack against disk encryption systems (200
8 Usenix Security best student paper award). Previously\, she was an NSF M
athematical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow at UC San Diego and a visiting re
searcher at Microsoft Research New England. She received her Ph.D. in comp
uter science in 2011 from Princeton and a B.S. in electrical engineering a
nd computer science in 2004 from UC Berkeley.\n\n\nEE380 Computer Systems
Colloquium Schedule Spring 2015\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nEE380
Computer Systems Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150513T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150513T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150508T202444Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:Randomness is essential to cryptography: cryptographic security dep
ends on private keys that are unpredictable to an attacker. But how good a
re the random number generators that are actually used in practice? In thi
s talk\, I will discuss several large-scale surveys of cryptographic deplo
yments\, including TLS\, SSH\, Bitcoin\, and secure smart cards\, and show
that random number generation flaws are surprisingly widespread. We will
see how many of the most commonly used public key encryption and signature
schemes can fail catastrophically if used with faulty random number gener
ators\, and trace many of the the random number generation flaws we encoun
tered to specific implementations and vulnerable implementation patterns.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-nadia-heninger
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1159.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T162840Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nWednesday\, September 24\,
2014 - 4:15pm to 5:45pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty
speakers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 s
eminar is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. T
he seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about
their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to
learn about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning
.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of
the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http
://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n
\n\nCS300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140924T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140924T174500
LAST-MODIFIED:20140925T165936Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1160.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T163242Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nMonday\, September 29\, 201
4 - 4:15pm to 5:45pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty sp
eakers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 semi
nar is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The
seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about the
ir research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to le
arn about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.\n
\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of the
seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http://
cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n\n
\nCS300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140929T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140929T174500
LAST-MODIFIED:20140923T181827Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1161.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T193623Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 1\, 201
4 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty sp
eakers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 semi
nar is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The
seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about the
ir research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to le
arn about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.\n
\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of the
seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http://
cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n\n
\n\n\n\nCS300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141001T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141001T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140923T193633Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1162.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T194222Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nMonday\, October 6\, 2014 -
4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty speak
ers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 seminar
is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The sem
inar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about their
research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to learn
about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.\n\nF
or First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of the se
minars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http://cs.
stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n\n\n\n
\n\nCS300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141006T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141006T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140923T194230Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/cs300-seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1163.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T194432Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 8\, 201
4 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty sp
eakers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 semi
nar is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The
seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about the
ir research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to le
arn about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.\n
\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of the
seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http://
cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n\n
\n\n\n\nCS300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141008T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141008T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140923T194442Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-2
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1164.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T194615Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nMonday\, October 13\, 2014
- 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty spea
kers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 semina
r is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The se
minar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about their
research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to lear
n about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.\n\n
For First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of the s
eminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http://cs
.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n\n\nC
S300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141013T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141013T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T144119Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-alex-aiken
-and-andrew-ng
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1165.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T194854Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 15\, 20
14 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty s
peakers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 sem
inar is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The
seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about th
eir research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to l
earn about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.
\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of t
he seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http:
//cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n
\n\nCS300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141015T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141015T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T143920Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-monica-lam
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1166.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T195019Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nMonday\, October 20\, 2014
- 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111 and Gates 119\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTw
o faculty speakers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTh
e CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn q
uarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minut
es about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the
chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before permanently
aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that you atten
d 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go
to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and pa
ssword.\n\n\nCS300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141020T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141020T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T144033Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111 and Gates 119
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-leonidas-g
uibas-y2e2-and-oussama-khatib-gates-119
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1167.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T195147Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 22\, 20
14 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty s
peakers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 sem
inar is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The
seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about th
eir research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to l
earn about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.
\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of t
he seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http:
//cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n
\n\nCS300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141022T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141022T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T144201Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-john-ouste
rhout
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1168.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T195326Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nMonday\, October 27\, 2014
- 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty spea
kers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 semina
r is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The se
minar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about their
research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to lear
n about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.\n\n
For First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of the s
eminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http://cs
.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n\n\nC
S300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141027T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141027T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141027T142900Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-fei-fei-li
-and-vijay-pande
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1169.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T195547Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 29\, 20
14 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty s
peakers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 sem
inar is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The
seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about th
eir research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to l
earn about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.
\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of t
he seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http:
//cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n
\n\nCS300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141029T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141029T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T144421Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-virginia-w
illiams-and-mark-horowitz
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1170.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T195720Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nMonday\, November 3\, 2014
- 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty spea
kers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 semina
r is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The se
minar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about their
research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to lear
n about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.\n\n
For First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of the s
eminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http://cs
.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n\n\nC
S300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141103T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141103T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T144457Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-serafim-ba
tzoglou
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1171.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T195843Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 5\, 20
14 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty s
peakers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 sem
inar is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The
seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about th
eir research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to l
earn about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.
\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of t
he seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http:
//cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n
\n\nCS300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141105T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141105T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T144535Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-keith-wins
tein-and-subhasish-mitra
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1172.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T200008Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nMonday\, November 10\, 2014
- 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty spe
akers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 semin
ar is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The s
eminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about thei
r research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to lea
rn about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.\n
\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of the
seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http://
cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n\n
\nCS300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141110T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141110T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T144616Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-stefano-er
mon
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1173.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T200243Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 12\, 2
014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty
speakers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 se
minar is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. Th
e seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about t
heir research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to
learn about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.
\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of t
he seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http:
//cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n
\n\nCS300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141112T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141112T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T144657Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-dan-jurafs
ky
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1174.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T200411Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nMonday\, November 17\, 2014
- 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty spe
akers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 semin
ar is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The s
eminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about thei
r research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to lea
rn about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.\n
\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of the
seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http://
cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n\n
\nCS300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141117T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141117T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T144746Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-dan-boneh-
and-sean-follmer
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1175.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T200532Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 19\, 2
014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty
speakers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\n4:15-5 pm\,
TBA\n\n5-5:45 pm\, Gordon Wetzstein (Stanford)\n\nThe CS300 seminar is off
ered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The seminar gi
ves CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about their researc
h. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to learn about
the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.\n\nFor Firs
t year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of the seminars.
To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http://cs.stanfor
d.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n\n\nCS300 Sem
inar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141119T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141119T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141117T162015Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:4:15-5 pm\, TBA\n\n5-5:45 pm\, Gordon Wetzstein (Stanford)\n\nThe C
S300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quar
ter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes
about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the cha
nce to learn about the professor's areas of research before permanently al
igning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2
/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to
: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and passw
ord.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-gordon-wet
zstein-stanford
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1176.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140923T200649Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVaries by speaker\n\n\n\nMonday\, December 1\, 2014
- 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 111\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTwo faculty spea
kers\, 45 minutes each\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe CS300 semina
r is offered to incoming first year students in the Autumn quarter. The se
minar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for 45 minutes about their
research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD students the chance to lear
n about the professor's areas of research before permanently aligning.\n\n
For First year CS PhD students it is required that you attend 2/3 of the s
eminars. To record your attendance at the seminars please go to: http://cs
.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS ID and password.\n\n\nC
S300 Seminar schedule\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141201T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141201T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T144823Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 111
SUMMARY:The CS300 seminar is offered to incoming first year students in the
Autumn quarter. The seminar gives CS faculty the opportunity to speak for
45 minutes about their research. The idea is to allow the new CS PhD stud
ents the chance to learn about the professor's areas of research before pe
rmanently aligning.\n\nFor First year CS PhD students it is required that
you attend 2/3 of the seminars. To record your attendance at the seminars
please go to: http://cs.stanford.edu/webdb/cs300 and log in using your CS
ID and password.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/cs300-seminar-tim-roughg
arden
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1177.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140925T181315Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nConsidering EE as your major?\n\n\n\nWednesday\, Oct
ober 1\, 2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPaul Brest Hall (map link b
elow)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe EE Department will be at Majo
rs Night! Come find out more about the major and chat with faculty and cur
rent EE undergraduate students. Freshmen and Sophomores encouraged to atte
nd.\n\n\nWhy Should I Attend Majors Night?\nPaul Brest Hall is in Munger G
raduate Residences (near the Law School).\n\n\nConference\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141001T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141001T210000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140925T181948Z
LOCATION:Paul Brest Hall (map link below)
SUMMARY:The EE Department will be at Majors Night! Come find out more about
the major and chat with faculty and current EE undergraduate students. Fr
eshmen and Sophomores encouraged to attend.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/majors-night
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1178.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140926T160203Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAn honest discussion of mistakes\, missteps and misc
onceptions \n\n\n\nThursday\, October 2\, 2014 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm\n\nVenu
e: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProfessor Eric Pop\, Electrical Enginee
ring\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nProfessor Eric Pop of Electrical e
ngineering will share about his journey through the late years of grad sch
ool\, postdoc\, and early academia\, including an honest discussion of mis
takes\, missteps and misconceptions (many that he has personally had to ov
ercome).\n\nProf. Pop received his PhD in EE from Stanford (2005)\, BS/M.E
ng in EE and BS in Physics from MIT (1999). He did a postdoc at Stanford\,
worked at Intel\, was Assistant then Associate Professor at University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign\, and joined the EE faculty at Stanford in 2013
.\n\nPizza provided.Please RSVP through the Career Development Center\, or
Lance Choy\, lchoy@stanford.edu.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141002T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141002T130000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140926T160757Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Professor Eric Pop of Electrical engineering will share about his j
ourney through the late years of grad school\, postdoc\, and early academi
a\, including an honest discussion of mistakes\, missteps and misconceptio
ns (many that he has personally had to overcome).\n\nProf. Pop received hi
s PhD in EE from Stanford (2005)\, BS/M.Eng in EE and BS in Physics from M
IT (1999). He did a postdoc at Stanford\, worked at Intel\, was Assistant
then Associate Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\, and
joined the EE faculty at Stanford in 2013.\n\nPizza provided.Please RSVP t
hrough the Career Development Center\, or Lance Choy\, lchoy@stanford.edu.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/things-i-wish-i-knew-gra
dpost-docfirst-year-assistant-professor-about-academic-jobs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1179.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140929T201334Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nFiber Optic Interconnects for the Next Decade\n\n\n
\nThursday\, October 2\, 2014 - 9:30am to 10:30am\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 14
3\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDr. Bernhard Deutsch\, V.P.\, Product Line Management\,
Corning Optical Communications\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nPLEASE R
EGISTER TO ATTEND\n\nThis presentation will review trends in bandwidth gro
wth and describe required solution developments for optical interconnect t
echnologies in communication networks over the next decade. Since the inve
ntion of low loss optical fiber some 40 years ago\, its application has pr
ogressed from long-haul and submarine cables to metro networks and now in
campus and fiber to the home networks as well as data centers. The explosi
ve growth in bandwidth demand continues with the desire to be connected an
ytime\, anywhere with any device. Applications like 4G/LTE wireless\, clo
ud services and ultra-high definition video are some of the drivers that r
equire new connectivity solutions in wireless\, data center and even consu
mer applications.\n\nWhile optical fiber has proven to be the only transmi
ssion medium with virtually unlimited bandwidth\, its basic design has evo
lved to accommodate the different transceiver technologies in the differen
t network segments. New highly bendable fibers maintain low loss and achie
ve the required bandwidth at the same time.\n\nOptical connectivity techno
logy is changing even more. The requirements can be very different depende
nt upon the network application. Silicon Photonics technology for data cen
ters requires new connectivity for fiber chip coupling as well as passive
interconnects. Connectors that survive the harsh outside plant environment
are deployed to reduce the installation cost to bring true broadband to t
he home. And finally\, optical connectivity is reaching consumer electroni
cs in two phases\, first with active optical cables but then new lensed co
nnectivity technology will enable use in the home and office.\n\n\n\n\nDr.
Bernhard Deutsch is vice president\, product line management for Corning
Optical Communications with responsibility for global product strategy\, p
lanning and introduction\, pricing\, portfolio and life cycle management f
or optical connectivity solutions.\n\nDeutsch joined Corning (then Siemens
Communication Cables) in 1995 as manager\, application and systems engine
ering in Munich\, Germany. Since then he held various positions with growi
ng responsibilities in business and market development\, marketing and pro
duct line management. Most recently he led Corning’s Program to develop co
nnectivity for Consumer Networks. Prior to joining Corning\, Deutsch was
research director at Grohmann Engineering GmbH in Prüm\, Germany and serve
d in the German Air Force.\n\nDeutsch holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D.
in electrical engineering from the University of Kaiserslautern\, Germany.
He has more than 15 patents and is the co-author of four books and numero
us national and international publications. Deutsch has served on advisory
boards of Paxio Inc. and Optical Solutions Inc.\, the Sector Board Teleco
mmunications of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)\, the
board of directors of the Catawba Science Center and Canine Companions for
Independence\, and as chairman of the FTTH Council’s Technology Committee
.\n\n\nPlease register to attend. Thank you. \n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141002T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141002T103000
LAST-MODIFIED:20140929T201518Z
LOCATION:Spilker 143
SUMMARY:PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND\n\nThis presentation will review trends i
n bandwidth growth and describe required solution developments for optical
interconnect technologies in communication networks over the next decade.
Since the invention of low loss optical fiber some 40 years ago\, its app
lication has progressed from long-haul and submarine cables to metro netwo
rks and now in campus and fiber to the home networks as well as data cente
rs. The explosive growth in bandwidth demand continues with the desire to
be connected anytime\, anywhere with any device. Applications like 4G/LTE
wireless\, cloud services and ultra-high definition video are some of the
drivers that require new connectivity solutions in wireless\, data center
and even consumer applications.\n\nWhile optical fiber has proven to be t
he only transmission medium with virtually unlimited bandwidth\, its basic
design has evolved to accommodate the different transceiver technologies
in the different network segments. New highly bendable fibers maintain low
loss and achieve the required bandwidth at the same time.\n\nOptical conn
ectivity technology is changing even more. The requirements can be very di
fferent dependent upon the network application. Silicon Photonics technolo
gy for data centers requires new connectivity for fiber chip coupling as w
ell as passive interconnects. Connectors that survive the harsh outside pl
ant environment are deployed to reduce the installation cost to bring true
broadband to the home. And finally\, optical connectivity is reaching con
sumer electronics in two phases\, first with active optical cables but the
n new lensed connectivity technology will enable use in the home and offic
e.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/fiber-optic-interconnect
s-next-decade
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1180.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140929T202222Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nWomen in Science Seminar\n\n\n\nFriday\, October 3\,
2014 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nPersis
Drell\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nSPRC (Stanford Photonics Researc
h Center) is organizing a Women in Science seminar and event series to fos
ter a supportive community for women in optics and photonics at Stanford.
Our first speaker will be Professor Persis Drell\, the recently appointed
Dean of Engineering.\n\n\n\n\nPersis S. Drell is the Frederick Emmons Term
an Dean of the Stanford School of Engineering\, the James and Anna Marie S
pilker Professor in the School of Engineering and a professor of Materials
Science and Engineering and Physics at Stanford University.\n\nDrell\, wh
o assumed the post of dean in September 2014\, has been on the faculty at
Stanford since 2002 and was director of the 1\,600-employee U.S. Departmen
t of Energy SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory from 2007 to 2012.\n\nDur
ing Drell's tenure as director\, SLAC transitioned from being a laboratory
dedicated primarily to research in high-energy physics to one that is now
seen as a leader in a number of scientific disciplines. In 2010\, the lab
oratory began operations of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)\, the w
orld's most powerful X-ray free electron laser\, which is revolutionizing
study of the atomic and molecular world as it performs basic scientific re
search and drives applications in energy and environmental sciences\, drug
development and materials engineering.\n\nAfter stepping down as director
\, she returned to the Stanford faculty\, focusing her research on technol
ogy development for free electron lasers and particle astrophysics.\n\nDre
ll received her bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics from Wellesle
y College in 1977 and earned her doctorate in atomic physics from the Univ
ersity of California\, Berkeley\, in 1983. She then switched to high-energ
y experimental physics and worked as a postdoctoral scientist with Lawrenc
e Berkeley National Laboratory.\n\nShe joined the faculty of the Physics D
epartment at Cornell University in 1988. In 2002\, Drell accepted a posit
ion as professor and director of research at SLAC and worked on the constr
uction of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. She became deputy director
of the lab in 2005 and was named director two years later.\n\nDrell is a m
ember of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences\, and is a fellow of the American Physical Society. She has
been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Science Found
ation Presidential Young Investigator Award.\n\nPersis is married to SLAC
accelerator physicist\, Jim Welch and they have three children. Persis’ fa
ther is Stanford professor emeritus\, Sidney Drell.\n\nImage credit: L.A.
Cicero\n\n\nSPRC's Women in Science Seminar webpage\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141003T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141003T130000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141002T184546Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:SPRC (Stanford Photonics Research Center) is organizing a Women in
Science seminar and event series to foster a supportive community for wome
n in optics and photonics at Stanford. Our first speaker will be Professor
Persis Drell\, the recently appointed Dean of Engineering.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/women-science-seminar-pe
rsis-drell
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1181.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140930T163221Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSplitting Envelopes: Accelerated Second-Order Proxim
al Methods\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 2\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue:
\n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProf. Panagiotis Patrinos (IMT Institute
for Advanced Studies)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nWe show that oper
ator splitting techniques for solving optimization problems\, such as Forw
ard Backward Splitting (FBS) and Douglas Rachford Splitting (DRS)\, can be
interpreted as scaled gradient methods applied to the unconstrained minim
ization of a continuously differentiable function. Inspired by the connect
ion between the proximal minimization algorithm and the Moreau envelope\,
we call these functions Forward-Backward and Douglas-Rachford envelope. Th
e new interpretation paves the way of devising new algorithms for composit
e and separable nonsmooth optimization problems\, by applying any well kno
wn method for unconstrained smooth optimization. We present two specific a
pplications of the proposed theory: First\, a Forward-Backward Newton meth
od with asymptotic quadratic convergence rate. Second\, we derive complexi
ty estimates for DRS and an accelerated version of DRS.\n\n\n\n\nPanagioti
s (Panos) Patrinos is an Assistant Professor at IMT Institute for Advanced
Studies\, Lucca\, Italy\, in Dynamical Systems\, Control and Optimization
. He completed his graduate studies at the National Technical University o
f Athens (NTUA)\, Greece in 2010\, obtaining a PhD in Systems\, Control an
d Optimization and a MS in Applied Mathematics (2005). His research intere
sts lie in mathematical optimization and its application to control system
s.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141002T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141002T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141002T211120Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:We show that operator splitting techniques for solving optimization
problems\, such as Forward Backward Splitting (FBS) and Douglas Rachford
Splitting (DRS)\, can be interpreted as scaled gradient methods applied to
the unconstrained minimization of a continuously differentiable function.
Inspired by the connection between the proximal minimization algorithm an
d the Moreau envelope\, we call these functions Forward-Backward and Dougl
as-Rachford envelope. The new interpretation paves the way of devising new
algorithms for composite and separable nonsmooth optimization problems\,
by applying any well known method for unconstrained smooth optimization. W
e present two specific applications of the proposed theory: First\, a Forw
ard-Backward Newton method with asymptotic quadratic convergence rate. Sec
ond\, we derive complexity estimates for DRS and an accelerated version of
DRS.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-splitting-envelopes-accelerated-second-order
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1182.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140930T170030Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVIP: A Framework for Joint Dynamic Forwarding and Ca
ching in Named Data Networks\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 22\, 2014 - 4:15pm
to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nEdmund Yeh (Northeast
ern)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nEmerging information-centric netwo
rking architectures\, such as Named Data Networking (NDN)\, are currently
changing the landscape of networking research. Information-centric network
ing replaces the traditional client server model of communications with on
e based on the identity of data or content. This abstraction more accurate
ly reflects how the Internet is primarily used today: instead of being con
cerned about communicating with specific nodes\, end users are mainly inte
rested in obtaining the data they want. \n\nA primary goal of information-
centric networking is the optimal utilization of both bandwidth and storag
e for efficient content distribution. This highlights the need for joint d
esign of traffic engineering and caching strategies\, in order to optimize
network performance in view of both current traffic loads and future traf
fic demands. We present a systematic framework for joint dynamic interest
request forwarding and dynamic cache placement and eviction\, within the c
ontext of the NDN architecture. The framework employs a virtual control pl
ane which operates on the user demand rate for data objects in the network
\, and an actual plane which handles Interest Packets and Data Packets. We
develop distributed algorithms within the virtual plane to achieve networ
k load balancing through dynamic forwarding and caching\, thereby maximizi
ng the user demand rate that the NDN network can satisfy. Numerical experi
ments within a number of network settings demonstrate the superior perform
ance of the resulting algorithms for the actual plane in terms of low user
delay and high rate of cache hits. \n\nJoint work with Tracey Ho\, Ying C
ui\, Michael Burd\, Ran Liu\, and Derek Leong\n\n\n\n\nEdmund Yeh received
his B.S. in Electrical Engineering with Distinction from Stanford Univers
ity in 1994\, his M.Phil in Engineering from Churchill College\, Universit
y of Cambridge\, in 1995\, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Com
puter Science from MIT under Professor Robert Gallager in 2001. Since July
2011\, he has been Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Enginee
ring at Northeastern University. Previously\, he was Assistant and Associa
te Professor of Electrical Engineering\, Computer Science\, and Statistics
at Yale University. He has held visiting positions at MIT\, Princeton\, U
niversity of California at Berkeley\, Swiss Federal Institute of Technolog
y Lausanne (EPFL)\, and Technical University of Munich. \n\nProfessor Yeh
is the recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship\, the A
rmy Research Office Young Investigator Award\, the Winston Churchill Schol
arship\, the National Science Foundation and Office of Naval Research Grad
uate Fellowships\, the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship\, the Frederick Emmo
ns Terman Engineering Scholastic Award\, and the President's Award for Aca
demic Excellence (Stanford University). He is a Senior Member of the IEEE\
, a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi. Professor Yeh serves as the
Secretary of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Information Theory Society
.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141022T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141022T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141021T161929Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Emerging information-centric networking architectures\, such as Nam
ed Data Networking (NDN)\, are currently changing the landscape of network
ing research. Information-centric networking replaces the traditional clie
nt server model of communications with one based on the identity of data o
r content. This abstraction more accurately reflects how the Internet is p
rimarily used today: instead of being concerned about communicating with s
pecific nodes\, end users are mainly interested in obtaining the data they
want. \n\nA primary goal of information-centric networking is the optimal
utilization of both bandwidth and storage for efficient content distribut
ion. This highlights the need for joint design of traffic engineering and
caching strategies\, in order to optimize network performance in view of b
oth current traffic loads and future traffic demands. We present a systema
tic framework for joint dynamic interest request forwarding and dynamic ca
che placement and eviction\, within the context of the NDN architecture. T
he framework employs a virtual control plane which operates on the user de
mand rate for data objects in the network\, and an actual plane which hand
les Interest Packets and Data Packets. We develop distributed algorithms w
ithin the virtual plane to achieve network load balancing through dynamic
forwarding and caching\, thereby maximizing the user demand rate that the
NDN network can satisfy. Numerical experiments within a number of network
settings demonstrate the superior performance of the resulting algorithms
for the actual plane in terms of low user delay and high rate of cache hit
s. \n\nJoint work with Tracey Ho\, Ying Cui\, Michael Burd\, Ran Liu\, and
Derek Leong
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-edmund-yeh-northeastern
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1183.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20140930T170247Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 16\, 2014 - 4:15pm to
5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nJohn Duchi (Stanford)\n\n
Abstract / Description: \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, we will review a few recent
works that combine randomized perturbation techniques with optimization.
Randomized perturbations have a long history in optimization\, where they
are used to alleviate difficulties associated with non-smooth\, non-convex
\, or other restrictions on optimization procedures. We will focus more sp
ecifically on the ways randomized smoothing leads to improvements in stoch
astic approximation and optimization\, including in parallel computation a
nd zero order (problems in which only function values are available) optim
ization. In particular\, we will discuss optimal algorithms for a variety
of problem families\, where the only known techniques for achieving this o
ptimality require randomization and smoothing\, and we will provide experi
mental evidence showing that the insights are not simply theoretical in na
ture.\n\n Based on joint work with Peter Bartlett\, Michael Jordan\, Marti
n Wainwright\, and Andre Wibisono\n\n\n\n\nJohn Duchi is an assistant prof
essor of Statistics and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He
completed his PhD in computer science at Berkeley in 2014. His research in
terests span statistics\, computation\, optimization\, and machine learnin
g. At Berkeley\, he worked in the Statistical Artificial Intelligence Lab
(SAIL) under the joint supervision of Michael Jordan and Martin Wainwright
. He obtained his MA in statistics in Fall 2012\, and received a BS and MS
from Stanford University in computer science under the supervision of Dap
hne Koller. John has won several awards and fellowships\, including a best
student paper award at the International Conference on Machine Learning (
ICML) and the NDSEG and Facebook graduate fellowships. John has also worke
d as a software engineer and researcher at Google Research under the super
vision of Yoram Singer and Fernando Pereira.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141016T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141016T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141016T214334Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:In this talk\, we will review a few recent works that combine rando
mized perturbation techniques with optimization. Randomized perturbations
have a long history in optimization\, where they are used to alleviate dif
ficulties associated with non-smooth\, non-convex\, or other restrictions
on optimization procedures. We will focus more specifically on the ways ra
ndomized smoothing leads to improvements in stochastic approximation and o
ptimization\, including in parallel computation and zero order (problems i
n which only function values are available) optimization. In particular\,
we will discuss optimal algorithms for a variety of problem families\, whe
re the only known techniques for achieving this optimality require randomi
zation and smoothing\, and we will provide experimental evidence showing t
hat the insights are not simply theoretical in nature.\n\n Based on joint
work with Peter Bartlett\, Michael Jordan\, Martin Wainwright\, and Andre
Wibisono
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-randomized-smoothing-and-stochastic-optimization
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1184.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141001T143451Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nThe High-Foot Implosion Campaign & Progress Towards
Ignition on the National Ignition Facility\n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 7\, 20
14 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSpeaker: \n\nOmar Hurri
cane (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nIgnition has been a long sought-after goal needed to make fusion e
nergy a viable alternative energy source\, but ignition has yet to be achi
eved. For an inertially confined fusion (ICF) plasma to ignite\, the plas
ma must be very well confined and very hot\, to generate extremely high pr
essures needed for self-heating – achieving this state is not easy!\n\nIn
this talk\, I will discuss the progress towards ignition on the National I
gnition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in
Northern California. I will cover the some of the setbacks encountered d
uring the progress of the research at NIF\, but also cover the great advan
ces that have been made.\n\nIn particular\, I will cover the recent work u
sing the new “high-foot” pulse-shape implosion that presently holds the re
cord for fusion performance. High-foot implosions are the first facility
based fusion experiments to generate more energy from fusion than was inve
sted in the fusion fuel. Yield amplifications from alpha-particle self-he
ating of >2x have also been demonstrated.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 pm
\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see map). Refresh
ments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committee
: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee\n\n\nConferenc
e\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141007T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141007T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141017T214528Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:Ignition has been a long sought-after goal needed to make fusion en
ergy a viable alternative energy source\, but ignition has yet to be achie
ved. For an inertially confined fusion (ICF) plasma to ignite\, the plasm
a must be very well confined and very hot\, to generate extremely high pre
ssures needed for self-heating – achieving this state is not easy!\n\nIn t
his talk\, I will discuss the progress towards ignition on the National Ig
nition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in
Northern California. I will cover the some of the setbacks encountered du
ring the progress of the research at NIF\, but also cover the great advanc
es that have been made.\n\nIn particular\, I will cover the recent work us
ing the new “high-foot” pulse-shape implosion that presently holds the rec
ord for fusion performance. High-foot implosions are the first facility b
ased fusion experiments to generate more energy from fusion than was inves
ted in the fusion fuel. Yield amplifications from alpha-particle self-hea
ting of >2x have also been demonstrated.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\
, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see map). Refreshm
ents in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committee:
A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-high-foot-implosion-campaign-progress-towards
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1185.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141001T144716Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nACT and the CMB in Polarization\n\n\n\nTuesday\, Oct
ober 14\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 200\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nLyman Page (Princeton University)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nWe
have a well-established standard model of cosmology. After a review of its
foundations from a CMB perspective\, we discuss new tests of the model wi
th a focus on what we can learn with polarization. In addition to the sear
ch for primordial gravitational waves\, the CMB polarization can be used t
o assess the sum of neutrino masses and the dark energy. In light of this
we present recent results from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and discuss
future plans. The CMB is still a goldmine for measuring the cosmos. We h
ave an enormous amount left to learn from it.\n\n \n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays a
t 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see map)
. Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\,
Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee\n\n\n
Conference\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141014T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141014T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141014T143821Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 200
SUMMARY:We have a well-established standard model of cosmology. After a rev
iew of its foundations from a CMB perspective\, we discuss new tests of th
e model with a focus on what we can learn with polarization. In addition t
o the search for primordial gravitational waves\, the CMB polarization can
be used to assess the sum of neutrino masses and the dark energy. In ligh
t of this we present recent results from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope a
nd discuss future plans. The CMB is still a goldmine for measuring the cos
mos. We have an enormous amount left to learn from it.\n\n \n\n \n\nHeld
Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200
(see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.Autumn
2014/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young
Lee
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-act-and-cmb-polarization
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1186.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141001T144948Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nFrom Black Holes to Badly Behaved Metals\n\n\n\nTues
day\, October 21\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSp
eaker: \n\nSean Hartnoll (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nHel
d Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 2
00 (see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.Autum
n 2014/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & You
ng Lee\n\n\nConference\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141021T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141021T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141017T214618Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:Held Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Cente
r\, room 200 (see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:0
0 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macin
tosh & Young Lee
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-black-holes-badly-behaved-metals
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1187.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141001T145157Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nFull Spectrum Boost in Nanoparticle Solar Cells\n\n
\n\nTuesday\, October 28\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 2
01\n\nSpeaker: \n\nGergely Zimanyi (UC Davis)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Cent
er\, room 200 (see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:
00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Maci
ntosh & Young Lee\n\n\nConference\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141028T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141028T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141017T214314Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:Held Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Cente
r\, room 200 (see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:0
0 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macin
tosh & Young Lee
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-full-spectrum-boost-nanoparticle-solar-cells
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1188.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141001T145343Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAdvances in Stellar Astrophysics\, Solar Physics\, a
nd Exoplanet Science with Large Surveys\n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 4\, 2014
- 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSpeaker: \n\nKeivan Stass
un (Vanderbilt University)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nHeld Tuesday
s at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see m
ap). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15
\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee\n
\n\nConference\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141104T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141104T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141017T214338Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:Held Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Cente
r\, room 200 (see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:0
0 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macin
tosh & Young Lee
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-advances-stellar-astrophysics-solar-physics-and
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1189.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141001T145548Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nOrder of Magnitude Smaller Limit on the Electric Dip
ole Moment of the Electron\n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 18\, 2014 - 4:15pm to
5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSpeaker: \n\nJohn Doyle (Harvard Univ
ersity)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe Standard Model (SM) of part
icle physics is known to be incomplete. Extensions to the SM\, such as wea
k-scale Supersymmetry\, posit the existence of new particles and interacti
ons that are asymmetric under time-reversal (T)\, and nearly always predic
t a small\, yet potentially measurable (10-27-10-30 e.cm) electron electri
c dipole moment (EDM\, de). The EDM is an asymmetric charge distribution a
long the spin that is also asymmetric under T.\n\nAbout five years ago\, A
CME\, a collaboration between groups at Yale and Harvard Universities (htt
p://www.electronedm.org)\, embarked upon an improved search for the electr
on EDM. Using the polar molecule thorium monoxide (ThO)\, we have now meas
ured de =(-2.1+-3.7stat +-2.5syst) X 10-29 e.cm. This corresponds to an up
per limit of |de| < 8.7 X 10-29 e.cm with 90 percent confidence\, an order
of magnitude improvement in sensitivity compared to the previous best lim
its. Our result constrains T-violating physics and SUSY theories at the Te
V energy scale. This experiment was accomplished using a new cold beam sou
rce\, new molecule and new approach. We are continuing to improve our expe
riment and updates on recent progress will be presented.\n\n Held Tuesdays
at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see ma
p). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.\n\nAutumn 2014
/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee
\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141118T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141118T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141113T171429Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics is known to be incomple
te. Extensions to the SM\, such as weak-scale Supersymmetry\, posit the ex
istence of new particles and interactions that are asymmetric under time-r
eversal (T)\, and nearly always predict a small\, yet potentially measurab
le (10-27-10-30 e.cm) electron electric dipole moment (EDM\, de). The EDM
is an asymmetric charge distribution along the spin that is also asymmetri
c under T.\n\nAbout five years ago\, ACME\, a collaboration between groups
at Yale and Harvard Universities (http://www.electronedm.org)\, embarked
upon an improved search for the electron EDM. Using the polar molecule tho
rium monoxide (ThO)\, we have now measured de =(-2.1+-3.7stat +-2.5syst) X
10-29 e.cm. This corresponds to an upper limit of |de| < 8.7 X 10-29 e.cm
with 90 percent confidence\, an order of magnitude improvement in sensiti
vity compared to the previous best limits. Our result constrains T-violati
ng physics and SUSY theories at the TeV energy scale. This experiment was
accomplished using a new cold beam source\, new molecule and new approach.
We are continuing to improve our experiment and updates on recent progres
s will be presented.\n\n Held Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewl
ett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Var
ian Physics at 4:00 pm.\n\nAutumn 2014/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\,
L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-order-magnitude-smaller-limit-electric-dipole-moment
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1190.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141001T145742Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nViolin Science\, Can Stradivari’s Sound be Measured
?\n\n\n\nTuesday\, February 3\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewl
ett 200\n\nSpeaker: \n\nJoseph Curtin (Joseph Curtin Studios\, Ann Arbor\,
MI)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nA longstanding goal of violin rese
arch has been to establish objectively measurable parameters for violin qu
ality. Doing so would presumably substantiate one of the violin world's mo
st passionately held beliefs: Violins made by Stradivari and his contempor
aries in 18th Century Italy sound better than any made elsewhere or since.
Over the past five years\, a team of researchers led by Claudia Fritz and
Joseph Curtin have shown that under double-blind conditions neither profe
ssional violinists nor experienced listeners can tell Old Italian violins
from new ones at better than chance levels. Moreover\, both players and li
steners tend to prefer new instruments. Violin-maker\, researcher\, and 20
05 MacArthur Fellow Joseph Curtin will discuss recent developments in viol
in science and his own interest in measuring violin sound. He will also pr
eview the team's upcoming paper: 'Objective parameters for violin quality.
'\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Ce
nter\, room 200 (see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at
4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Ma
cintosh & Young Lee\n\n\n\n\nVisit the Joseph Curtin Studios website\n\n\n
Graduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied Physics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150203T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150203T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150129T165643Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 200
SUMMARY:A longstanding goal of violin research has been to establish object
ively measurable parameters for violin quality. Doing so would presumably
substantiate one of the violin world's most passionately held beliefs: Vio
lins made by Stradivari and his contemporaries in 18th Century Italy sound
better than any made elsewhere or since. Over the past five years\, a tea
m of researchers led by Claudia Fritz and Joseph Curtin have shown that un
der double-blind conditions neither professional violinists nor experience
d listeners can tell Old Italian violins from new ones at better than chan
ce levels. Moreover\, both players and listeners tend to prefer new instru
ments. Violin-maker\, researcher\, and 2005 MacArthur Fellow Joseph Curtin
will discuss recent developments in violin science and his own interest i
n measuring violin sound. He will also preview the team's upcoming paper:
'Objective parameters for violin quality.'\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 p
m\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see map). Refres
hments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committe
e: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-violin-science
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1191.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141001T183040Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nServices and resources available to Stanford Enginee
ring students\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 8\, 2014 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm\n\nVe
nue: \n\nScience and Engineering Quad Lawns\n\nAbstract / Description: \n
\n\n\nThe Electrical Engineering department is teaming up with Mechanical
Engineering and the School of Engineering to host the sixth annual Enginee
ring Student Services Fair. Open to all undergraduate and graduate student
s in the School of Engineering\, the fair is an opportunity to learn about
the services and resources available to Stanford Engineering students.\n
\n\n\n\nSponsors: EE\, ME\, School of Engineering\n\n\n\nContact Info: wan
gea@ee.stanford.edu\n\n\n\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141008T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141008T160000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141001T183054Z
LOCATION:Science and Engineering Quad Lawns
SUMMARY:The Electrical Engineering department is teaming up with Mechanical
Engineering and the School of Engineering to host the sixth annual Engine
ering Student Services Fair. Open to all undergraduate and graduate studen
ts in the School of Engineering\, the fair is an opportunity to learn abou
t the services and resources available to Stanford Engineering students.\n
\n\n\n\nSponsors: EE\, ME\, School of Engineering\n\n\n\nContact Info: wa
ngea@ee.stanford.edu
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/6th-annual-engineering-s
tudent-services-fair
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1193.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141002T141738Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nPumpkin Carving Contest! Registration required.\n\n
\n\nFriday\, October 31\, 2014 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard P
atio\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe Pumpkin Carving Contest unites
EE students\, postdocs\, staff\, and faculty in a friendly competition of
technical artistry during the Halloween season. Teams of up to four membe
rs are provided with large pumpkins\, basic carving tools\, and a specifie
d time limit to carve their masterpiece. A judging team comprised of facul
ty\, staff\, and students determine the winners based on originality\, com
pleteness\, and technical skill. Participants and observers are encouraged
to come in costume!\n\nSign-Up Link: http://tinyurl.com/EEPumpkin14\n\nSi
gn-Up Deadline: Friday\, October 24\n\nParticipation is limited to the fir
st 24 teams that sign up!\n\n \n\nContest Rules:3-4 members per team\, at
least two (2) members must be in the EE departmentTeams will have 45 minut
es to complete their pumpkinA team of judges will determine the winners ba
sed on originality/creativity\, completeness\, and technical skillExtra po
ints will be awarded to teams that show up in costume!We'll provide the pu
mpkins\, basic carving tools\, and plastic aprons. You're welcome to bring
additional carving tools and decorations for your pumpkin.\n\n\nConferenc
e
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141031T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141031T130000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T151326Z
LOCATION:Packard Patio
SUMMARY:The Pumpkin Carving Contest unites EE students\, postdocs\, staff\,
and faculty in a friendly competition of technical artistry during the Ha
lloween season. Teams of up to four members are provided with large pumpki
ns\, basic carving tools\, and a specified time limit to carve their maste
rpiece. A judging team comprised of faculty\, staff\, and students determi
ne the winners based on originality\, completeness\, and technical skill.
Participants and observers are encouraged to come in costume!\n\nSign-Up L
ink: http://tinyurl.com/EEPumpkin14\n\nSign-Up Deadline: Friday\, October
24\n\nParticipation is limited to the first 24 teams that sign up!\n\n \n
\nContest Rules:3-4 members per team\, at least two (2) members must be in
the EE departmentTeams will have 45 minutes to complete their pumpkinA te
am of judges will determine the winners based on originality/creativity\,
completeness\, and technical skillExtra points will be awarded to teams th
at show up in costume!We'll provide the pumpkins\, basic carving tools\, a
nd plastic aprons. You're welcome to bring additional carving tools and de
corations for your pumpkin.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/ee-pumpkin-carving-conte
st
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1194.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141002T142051Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nWhen Exactly Do Quantum Computers Provide a Speedup?
\n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 27\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewle
tt 201\n\nSpeaker: \n\nScott Aaronson (MIT)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n
\n\n\nTwenty years after the discovery of Shor's factoring algorithm\, I'l
l survey what we now understand about the structure of problems that admit
quantum speedups. I'll start with the basics\, discussing the hidden subg
roup\, amplitude amplification\, adiabatic\, and linear systems paradigms
for quantum algorithms. Then I'll move on to some general results\, obtain
ed by Andris Ambainis and myself over the last few years\, about quantum s
peedups in the black-box model. These results include the impossibility of
a superpolynomial quantum speedup for any problem with permutation symmet
ry\, and the largest possible separation between classical and quantum que
ry complexities for any problem.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the
William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see map). Refreshments in
the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committee: A. Lind
e (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee\n\n\nSeminar / Colloqui
um\nApplied Physics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150127T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150127T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150123T224857Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:Twenty years after the discovery of Shor's factoring algorithm\, I'
ll survey what we now understand about the structure of problems that admi
t quantum speedups. I'll start with the basics\, discussing the hidden sub
group\, amplitude amplification\, adiabatic\, and linear systems paradigms
for quantum algorithms. Then I'll move on to some general results\, obtai
ned by Andris Ambainis and myself over the last few years\, about quantum
speedups in the black-box model. These results include the impossibility o
f a superpolynomial quantum speedup for any problem with permutation symme
try\, and the largest possible separation between classical and quantum qu
ery complexities for any problem.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in th
e William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see map). Refreshments in
the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committee: A. Lin
de (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-when-exactly-do-quantum-computers-provide-speedup
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1201.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141006T211624Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAverage-case tightness of semidefinite relaxations o
f maximum likelihood estimation problems\n\n\n\nFriday\, October 10\, 2014
- 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAfonso Bande
ira (Princeton University)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nMany maximum
likelihood estimation problems are known to be intractable in the worst c
ase. A common approach is to consider convex relaxations of the maximum li
kelihood estimator (MLE)\, and semidefinite relaxations are among the most
popular. Fortunately\, there are many instances for which\, under random
models\, the solution to the semidefinite programming relaxation can be sh
own to recover the ground truth parameters. Perhaps more remarkable is tha
t these relaxations are often tight (meaning that their solution exactly r
ecovers the MLE) even when the MLE does not coincide with the ground truth
. We treat graph clustering and angular synchronization problems as illust
rative examples of this phenomenon. This average case analysis of the MLE
is achieved by analyzing the solutions of certain randomized Grothendieck
problems.\n\n\n\n\nAfonso is pursuing a Ph.D. in the Program in Applied an
d Computational Mathematics in Princeton University. He received the BSc a
nd MSc in Mathematics from University of Coimbra (Portugal). His interests
span across probability\, information theory\, convex optimization\, algo
rithm design\, and applications of these to\, among other things\, data an
alysis and signal processing.\n\n\nConference\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141010T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141010T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141006T211631Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Many maximum likelihood estimation problems are known to be intract
able in the worst case. A common approach is to consider convex relaxation
s of the maximum likelihood estimator (MLE)\, and semidefinite relaxations
are among the most popular. Fortunately\, there are many instances for wh
ich\, under random models\, the solution to the semidefinite programming r
elaxation can be shown to recover the ground truth parameters. Perhaps mor
e remarkable is that these relaxations are often tight (meaning that their
solution exactly recovers the MLE) even when the MLE does not coincide wi
th the ground truth. We treat graph clustering and angular synchronization
problems as illustrative examples of this phenomenon. This average case a
nalysis of the MLE is achieved by analyzing the solutions of certain rando
mized Grothendieck problems.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-afonso-bandeira
-princeton-university
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1202.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141006T220456Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nNetworking lunch for undergraduate women\n\n\n\nThur
sday\, October 23\, 2014 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 318\n\n
Abstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe Women in Electrical Engineering societ
y (WEE) is hosting a networking lunch for undergraduate women interested i
n pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. This is a fantastic opportu
nity to meet fellow undergraduate and graduate women while learning more a
bout research and career options\, and how to make the most out of your un
dergraduate experience in EE. Come join us!\n\nPlease RSVP through this fo
rm.\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Requested\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141023T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141023T130000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141006T220506Z
LOCATION:Packard 318
SUMMARY:The Women in Electrical Engineering society (WEE) is hosting a netw
orking lunch for undergraduate women interested in pursuing a degree in el
ectrical engineering. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet fellow under
graduate and graduate women while learning more about research and career
options\, and how to make the most out of your undergraduate experience in
EE. Come join us!\n\nPlease RSVP through this form.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/women-electrical-enginee
ring-wee-networking-event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1205.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141008T195002Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nNew Trends in Startup Company Acceleration: Toward t
he Rise of the Global Startup\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 9\, 2014 - 4:15pm
to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B01\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDavid Lee (Kstartup)\, C
laire Chang (Ignite XL)\, Jung-Chull Lee (Reed Smith)\n\nAbstract / Descri
ption: \n\n\n\nSpecific new developments to be discussed include the upcom
ing opening by Google of Campus Seoul\, its first space in Asia for startu
ps to hold events and networking. Google has already opened similar space
s in London\, Tel Aviv\, Warsaw and Sao Paulo. He will also address new K
orean government support programs for startups and other private sector pr
ograms to connect Korean startups with Silicon Valley and other overseas r
esources and markets.\n\n The theme for Autumn 2014 is New Trends in Start
-up Company Acceleration: Toward the Rise of the Global Start-up. The seri
es features new incubator and accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and s
elect Asia economies that promote early development of international busin
ess operation by start-up companies.How can start-up companies cope with t
he challenges of business globalization?What are the implications these ne
w models of incubation for the future of Asia economies and for Silicon Va
lley?\n\nFree to the public.\n\nEE402A is available to Stanford students f
or one-unit credit\, Topics in International Technology Management. \n\n
\n\n\n\n\nDavid was one of the first 200 employees at Google\, working the
re as a Director from 2000 to 2006. He launched Google’s offices in Korea\
, Japan\, Greater China\, Australia\, UK\, Germany\, and Latin America\, w
here he also led business development\, sales\, and operations. He hired t
he first management teams in each country and established Google’s initial
international revenue base. Eventually\, he went on to head up Google’s A
sia-Pacific presence. David subsequently co-founded XG Ventures\, a Google
alumni angel fund. He is a Venture Partner at SK Telecom Ventures (the la
rgest mobile carrier and social network in Korea)\, a $100M fund based in
Silicon Valley\, where he leads internet and mobile investments. He is als
o an LP in Y Combinator and SV Angels Fund\, sits on several boards\, and
is an advisor to several companies in the US\, Korea\, and China. His acco
mplishments have been featured in Forbes\, Business Week and Techcrunch.\n
\nClaire is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of IgniteXL\, a Silicon V
alley-based accelerator and seed fund that supports promising Korean start
ups and entrepreneurs. For over 20 years\, Claire has brought her global m
arketing expertise to both established and startup companies in Silicon Va
lley and Korea. Her passion is working with technology companies and bring
ing new technologies to market. Claire’s accelerator experience dates back
to 2005\, at which time she was a principal member of Korea’s premier int
ernational business incubator\, iPark Silicon Valley. She is the Chairman
of the Asian Business League of San Francisco\, Board of Directors at SF-S
eoul Sister City Committee\, and has served in leadership roles with the K
orea IT Network\, AAMA Connect Conference and the San Mateo Chamber of Com
merce.\n\nJung-Chull is a Senior Associate in the Corporate & Securities G
roup of Reed Smith LLP. J.C.’s practice focuses on corporate and investmen
t management matters\, as well as transactional matters focused on intelle
ctual property and technology for various companies involved in the develo
pment\, distribution\, licensing\, disposition and acquisition of technolo
gy and intellectual property rights. He has been actively involved in the
Korean startup community\, representing both companies and investors in va
rious M&A and financing transactions. J.C. also advises many Korean compan
ies who are looking to expand their business operations into Silicon Valle
y. He received his B.A. from Seoul National University and his J.D. from U
niversity of Pennsylvania Law School.\n\n\nAdditional details\n\n\nConfere
nce\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141009T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141009T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141008T200124Z
LOCATION:Gates B01
SUMMARY:Specific new developments to be discussed include the upcoming open
ing by Google of Campus Seoul\, its first space in Asia for startups to ho
ld events and networking. Google has already opened similar spaces in Lon
don\, Tel Aviv\, Warsaw and Sao Paulo. He will also address new Korean go
vernment support programs for startups and other private sector programs t
o connect Korean startups with Silicon Valley and other overseas resources
and markets.\n\n The theme for Autumn 2014 is New Trends in Start-up Comp
any Acceleration: Toward the Rise of the Global Start-up. The series featu
res new incubator and accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and select As
ia economies that promote early development of international business oper
ation by start-up companies.How can start-up companies cope with the chall
enges of business globalization?What are the implications these new models
of incubation for the future of Asia economies and for Silicon Valley?\n
\nFree to the public.\n\nEE402A is available to Stanford students for one-
unit credit\, Topics in International Technology Management. \n\n
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/entrepreneurial-ecosyste
m-korea-new-trends-acceleration-and-internationalization
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1206.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141008T200059Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nNew Trends in Startup Company Acceleration: Toward t
he Rise of the Global Startup\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 16\, 2014 - 4:15pm
to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B01\n\nSpeaker: \n\nXiao Wang (innoSpring)
\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe theme for Autumn 2014 is New Trend
s in Start-up Company Acceleration: Toward the Rise of the Global Start-up
. The series features new incubator and accelerator programs in Silicon Va
lley and select Asia economies that promote early development of internati
onal business operation by start-up companies.How can start-up companies c
ope with the challenges of business globalization?What are the implication
s these new models of incubation for the future of Asia economies and for
Silicon Valley?\n\nFree to the public.\n\nEE402A is available to Stanford
students for one-unit credit\, Topics in International Technology Manageme
nt. \n\n\n\n\n\nConference\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141016T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141016T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141008T200110Z
LOCATION:Gates B01
SUMMARY:The theme for Autumn 2014 is New Trends in Start-up Company Acceler
ation: Toward the Rise of the Global Start-up. The series features new inc
ubator and accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and select Asia economie
s that promote early development of international business operation by st
art-up companies.How can start-up companies cope with the challenges of bu
siness globalization?What are the implications these new models of incubat
ion for the future of Asia economies and for Silicon Valley?\n\nFree to th
e public.\n\nEE402A is available to Stanford students for one-unit credit\
, Topics in International Technology Management.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/early-stage-tech-ecosyst
ems-china-why-some-us-startups-have-succeeded-there-while-most
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1207.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141008T200319Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nNew Trends in Startup Company Acceleration: Toward t
he Rise of the Global Startup\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 23\, 2014 - 4:15pm
to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B01\n\nSpeaker: \n\nSri Jagannathan (Indusa
ge)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe theme for Autumn 2014 is New Tr
ends in Start-up Company Acceleration: Toward the Rise of the Global Start
-up. The series features new incubator and accelerator programs in Silicon
Valley and select Asia economies that promote early development of intern
ational business operation by start-up companies.How can start-up companie
s cope with the challenges of business globalization?What are the implicat
ions these new models of incubation for the future of Asia economies and f
or Silicon Valley?\n\nFree to the public.\n\nEE402A is available to Stanfo
rd students for one-unit credit\, Topics in International Technology Manag
ement. \n\n\n\n\n\nConference\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141023T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141023T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141008T200324Z
LOCATION:Gates B01
SUMMARY:The theme for Autumn 2014 is New Trends in Start-up Company Acceler
ation: Toward the Rise of the Global Start-up. The series features new inc
ubator and accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and select Asia economie
s that promote early development of international business operation by st
art-up companies.How can start-up companies cope with the challenges of bu
siness globalization?What are the implications these new models of incubat
ion for the future of Asia economies and for Silicon Valley?\n\nFree to th
e public.\n\nEE402A is available to Stanford students for one-unit credit\
, Topics in International Technology Management.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/new-trends-startup-compa
ny-acceleration-toward-rise-global-startup
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1208.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141008T200521Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nNew Trends in Startup Company Acceleration: Toward t
he Rise of the Global Startup\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 30\, 2014 - 4:15pm
to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B01\n\nSpeaker: \n\nWinston Choe (Tech Grow
th Ventures)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe theme for Autumn 2014
is New Trends in Start-up Company Acceleration: Toward the Rise of the Glo
bal Start-up. The series features new incubator and accelerator programs i
n Silicon Valley and select Asia economies that promote early development
of international business operation by start-up companies.How can start-up
companies cope with the challenges of business globalization?What are the
implications these new models of incubation for the future of Asia econom
ies and for Silicon Valley?\n\nFree to the public.\n\nEE402A is available
to Stanford students for one-unit credit\, Topics in International Technol
ogy Management. \n\n\n\n\n\nConference\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141030T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141030T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141008T200527Z
LOCATION:Gates B01
SUMMARY:The theme for Autumn 2014 is New Trends in Start-up Company Acceler
ation: Toward the Rise of the Global Start-up. The series features new inc
ubator and accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and select Asia economie
s that promote early development of international business operation by st
art-up companies.How can start-up companies cope with the challenges of bu
siness globalization?What are the implications these new models of incubat
ion for the future of Asia economies and for Silicon Valley?\n\nFree to th
e public.\n\nEE402A is available to Stanford students for one-unit credit\
, Topics in International Technology Management.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/new-trends-startup-compa
ny-acceleration-toward-rise-global-startup-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1209.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141008T200657Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nWomen's Startup Lab: The International Challenge\n\n
\n\nThursday\, November 6\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B0
1\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAri Horie (Women's Startup Lab) \n\nAbstract / Descriptio
n: \n\n\n\n \n\nThe Japanese character “Hito” (人) represents two individua
ls leaning on each other for support. This abstract concept is reflective
of the spirit defined by Women’s Startup Lab\, a startup accelerator in S
ilicon Valley designed specifically for women.\n\nIn our next session\, Ms
. Ari Horie\, Founder and CEO of Women’s Startup Lab\, will provide her ex
periences on entrepreneurship\, the history of this accelerator program la
unched in 2013 and how it is enabling both men and women across global com
munities to optimize their skills and way of thinking in order to innovate
and collectively develop best business practices.\n\nPlease join us on Th
ursday\, November 6th for our sixth session of the quarter on “New Trends
in Startup Company Acceleration: Toward the Rise of the Global Startup.”\n
\nImmediately following the session\, we’ll have a short-networking recept
ion from 5:30 – 6:15PM.\n\nThis session is presented by the US-Asia Techno
logy Management Center and the Stanford Silicon Valley – New Japan Project
\, with support also from The Miner Foundation.\n\n \n\nUpcoming Speakers
include:\n\n- Alfredo Coppola\, Co-CEO\, US-Market Access\n\n- Hans Tung\,
Managing Partner\, GGV Capital\n\n- Garry Tan\, Partner\, Y Combinator\n
\n \n\nThe theme for Autumn 2014 is New Trends in Start-up Company Acceler
ation: Toward the Rise of the Global Start-up. The series features new inc
ubator and accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and select Asia economie
s that promote early development of international business operation by st
art-up companies.How can start-up companies cope with the challenges of bu
siness globalization?What are the implications these new models of incubat
ion for the future of Asia economies and for Silicon Valley?\n\nFree to th
e public.\n\nEE402A is available to Stanford students for one-unit credit\
, Topics in International Technology Management. \n\n \n\n\nConference\nSe
minar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141106T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141106T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141105T154127Z
LOCATION:Gates B01
SUMMARY: \n\nThe Japanese character “Hito” (人) represents two individuals l
eaning on each other for support. This abstract concept is reflective of
the spirit defined by Women’s Startup Lab\, a startup accelerator in Silic
on Valley designed specifically for women.\n\nIn our next session\, Ms. Ar
i Horie\, Founder and CEO of Women’s Startup Lab\, will provide her experi
ences on entrepreneurship\, the history of this accelerator program launch
ed in 2013 and how it is enabling both men and women across global communi
ties to optimize their skills and way of thinking in order to innovate and
collectively develop best business practices.\n\nPlease join us on Thursd
ay\, November 6th for our sixth session of the quarter on “New Trends in S
tartup Company Acceleration: Toward the Rise of the Global Startup.”\n\nIm
mediately following the session\, we’ll have a short-networking reception
from 5:30 – 6:15PM.\n\nThis session is presented by the US-Asia Technology
Management Center and the Stanford Silicon Valley – New Japan Project\, w
ith support also from The Miner Foundation.\n\n \n\nUpcoming Speakers incl
ude:\n\n- Alfredo Coppola\, Co-CEO\, US-Market Access\n\n- Hans Tung\, Man
aging Partner\, GGV Capital\n\n- Garry Tan\, Partner\, Y Combinator\n\n \n
\nThe theme for Autumn 2014 is New Trends in Start-up Company Acceleration
: Toward the Rise of the Global Start-up. The series features new incubato
r and accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and select Asia economies tha
t promote early development of international business operation by start-u
p companies.How can start-up companies cope with the challenges of busines
s globalization?What are the implications these new models of incubation f
or the future of Asia economies and for Silicon Valley?\n\nFree to the pub
lic.\n\nEE402A is available to Stanford students for one-unit credit\, Top
ics in International Technology Management. \n\n
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/new-trends-startup-compa
ny-acceleration-toward-rise-global-startup-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1210.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141008T221722Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nCompressive Light Field Display and Imaging Systems
\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 15\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAll
enX Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAsst. Professor Gordon Wetzstein (Stanford)
\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nWith rapid advances in optical fabrica
tion\, digital processing power\, and computational perception\, a new gen
eration of display technology is emerging: compressive displays exploring
the co-design of optical elements and computational processing while takin
g particular characteristics of the human visual system into account. We w
ill review advances in this field and give an outlook on next-generation c
ompressive display and imaging technology. In contrast to conventional tec
hnology\, compressive displays aim for a joint-design of optics\, electron
ics\, and computational processing that together exploit compressibility o
f the presented data. For instance\, light fields show the same 3D scene f
rom different perspectives - all these images are very similar and therefo
re compressible. By combining displays that use multilayer architectures o
r directional backlighting combined with optimal light field factorization
s\, limitations of existing devices\, for instance resolution\, depth of f
ield\, and field of view\, can be overcome. In addition to light field dis
play and projection\, we will discuss a variety of technologies for compre
ssive super-resolution and high dynamic range image display as well as com
pressive light field imaging and microscopy.\n\n\n\n\nPrior to joining Sta
nford University's Electrical Engineering Department as an Assistant Profe
ssor in 2014\, Gordon Wetzstein was a Research Scientist in the Camera Cul
ture Group at the MIT Media Lab. His research focuses on computational ima
ging\, microscopy\, and display systems as well as computational light tra
nsport. At the intersection of computer graphics\, machine vision\, optics
\, scientific computing\, and perception\, this research has a wide range
of applications in next-generation consumer electronics\, scientific imagi
ng\, human-computer interaction\, remote sensing\, and many other areas. G
ordon's cross-disciplinary approach to research has been funded by DARPA\,
NSF\, Intel\, Samsung\, and other grants from industry sponsors and resea
rch councils. In 2006\, Gordon graduated with Honors from the Bauhaus in W
eimar\, Germany\, and he received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Uni
versity of British Columbia in 2011. His doctoral dissertation focuses on
computational light modulation for image acquisition and display and won t
he Alain Fournier Ph.D. Dissertation Annual Award. He organized the IEEE 2
012 and 2013 International Workshops on Computational Cameras and Displays
\, founded displayblocks.org as a forum for sharing computational display
design instructions with the DIY community\, and presented a number of cou
rses on Computational Displays and Computational Photography at ACM SIGGRA
PH. Gordon won the best paper awards at the International Conference on Co
mputational Photography in 2011 and 2014 as well as a Laval Virtual Award
in 2005.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141015T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141015T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141008T221727Z
LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:With rapid advances in optical fabrication\, digital processing pow
er\, and computational perception\, a new generation of display technology
is emerging: compressive displays exploring the co-design of optical elem
ents and computational processing while taking particular characteristics
of the human visual system into account. We will review advances in this f
ield and give an outlook on next-generation compressive display and imagin
g technology. In contrast to conventional technology\, compressive display
s aim for a joint-design of optics\, electronics\, and computational proce
ssing that together exploit compressibility of the presented data. For ins
tance\, light fields show the same 3D scene from different perspectives -
all these images are very similar and therefore compressible. By combining
displays that use multilayer architectures or directional backlighting co
mbined with optimal light field factorizations\, limitations of existing d
evices\, for instance resolution\, depth of field\, and field of view\, ca
n be overcome. In addition to light field display and projection\, we will
discuss a variety of technologies for compressive super-resolution and hi
gh dynamic range image display as well as compressive light field imaging
and microscopy.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/scien-talk-compressive-l
ight-field-display-and-imaging-systems
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1211.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141008T222214Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nFrom Virtual Reality headsets to Smart Glasses and b
eyond\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 22\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n
\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDr. Bernard Kress (Google [X] Labs)\n\nAbstr
act / Description: \n\n\n\nHelmet Mounted Displays (HMDs) and Head Up Disp
lays (HUDs) have been used extensively over the past decades especially wi
thin the defense sector. The complexity of the design and the fabrication
of high quality see-through combiner optics to achieve high resolution ove
r a large FOV have hindered their use in consumer electronic devices. Occl
usion Head Mounted Displays (HMD) have also been used in the defense secto
r for simulation and training purposes\, over similar large FOV\, packed w
ith custom head tracking and eye gesture sensors.\n\nRecently\, a paradigm
shift to consumer electronics has occurred as part of the wider wearable
computing effort. Technologies developed for the smart phone industry have
been used to build smaller\, lower power\, cheaper\, electronics. Similar
ly\, novel integrated sensors and micro-displays have enabled the developm
ent of consumer electronic smart glasses and smart eyewear\, professional
AR (Augmented Reality) HMDs as well as VR (Virtual Reality) headsets.\n\nR
educing the FOV while addressing the needs for an increased exit pupil (th
us allowing their use by most people) alongside stringent industrial desig
n constrains have been pushing the limits of the design techniques and tec
hnologies available to the optical engineer (refractive\, catadioptric\, m
icro-optic\, segmented Fresnel\, waveguide\, diffractive\, holographic\, …
).\n\nThe integration of the optical combiner within conventional meniscus
prescription lenses is a challenge that has yet to be solved. We will rev
iew how a broad range of optical design techniques have been applied to fu
lfill such requirements\, as well as the various head-worn devices develop
ed to date. Finally\, we will review additional optical technologies appli
ed as input mechanisms (eye and head gesture sensing\, gaze tracking and h
and gesture sensing).\n\n\n For over 20 years\, Bernard has made significa
nt scientific contributions as a researcher\, professor\, consultant\, adv
isor\, instructor\, and author\, in the field of micro-optics\, diffractiv
e optics and holography for research\, industry and consumer electronics.
He has been involved in half a dozen start-ups in the Silicon Valley on op
tical data storage\, optical telecom\, optical position sensors and displa
y (picos\, HUDs and HMDs). Bernard holds 28 international granted patents
and 30 patents applications. He has published more than 100 proceeding pap
ers and 18 refereed journal papers. He is a short course instructor for th
e SPIE on micro-optics\, diffractive optics and wafer scale optics. He has
published three books edited by John Wiley and Sons “Digital Diffractive
Optics” (1999)\, “Applied Digital Optics” (2007) and Mac Graw Hill “Optica
l System Design: Diffractive Optics” (2005) and a field guide by SPIE “Dig
ital Micro-Optics” (2014). He has been chairman of the SPIE conference “Ph
otonics for Harsh Environments” for the past three years. He is currently
with Google [X] working on the Google Glass project as the Principal Optic
al Architect.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141022T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141022T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141008T223648Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Helmet Mounted Displays (HMDs) and Head Up Displays (HUDs) have bee
n used extensively over the past decades especially within the defense sec
tor. The complexity of the design and the fabrication of high quality see-
through combiner optics to achieve high resolution over a large FOV have h
indered their use in consumer electronic devices. Occlusion Head Mounted D
isplays (HMD) have also been used in the defense sector for simulation and
training purposes\, over similar large FOV\, packed with custom head trac
king and eye gesture sensors.\n\nRecently\, a paradigm shift to consumer e
lectronics has occurred as part of the wider wearable computing effort. Te
chnologies developed for the smart phone industry have been used to build
smaller\, lower power\, cheaper\, electronics. Similarly\, novel integrate
d sensors and micro-displays have enabled the development of consumer elec
tronic smart glasses and smart eyewear\, professional AR (Augmented Realit
y) HMDs as well as VR (Virtual Reality) headsets.\n\nReducing the FOV whil
e addressing the needs for an increased exit pupil (thus allowing their us
e by most people) alongside stringent industrial design constrains have be
en pushing the limits of the design techniques and technologies available
to the optical engineer (refractive\, catadioptric\, micro-optic\, segment
ed Fresnel\, waveguide\, diffractive\, holographic\, …).\n\nThe integratio
n of the optical combiner within conventional meniscus prescription lenses
is a challenge that has yet to be solved. We will review how a broad rang
e of optical design techniques have been applied to fulfill such requireme
nts\, as well as the various head-worn devices developed to date. Finally\
, we will review additional optical technologies applied as input mechanis
ms (eye and head gesture sensing\, gaze tracking and hand gesture sensing)
.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/scien-talk-virtual-reali
ty-headsets-smart-glasses-and-beyond
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1212.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141008T222419Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nVisual Issues with Head-Mounted Displays\n\n\n\nWedn
esday\, October 29\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\n
Speaker: \n\nProfessor Eli Peli (Harvard Medical School)\n\nAbstract / Des
cription: \n\n\n\nAfter 25 years of commercial development of head-mounted
displays (HMD) we seem to be approaching a point of maturation of the tec
hnology that will finally penetrate the market place. The presentation of
images in near eye displays whether monocular\, binocular\, stereoscopic\,
or see-through for augmented vision has important consequences for the vi
sual experience and of particular importance for the technology success is
the comfort and safety of the users. I will discuss the ophthalmic conseq
uences of HMDs that has been suggested\, and the evidence collected so far
. A major concern has been the decoupling of accommodation and convergence
in (stereo and non-stereo) HMD that is presumed to cause eye strain and l
ead to numerous technological approaches to overcome. Motion sickness like
symptoms are common with HMDs and with non-HMD stereo displays\, but have
been addressed to a much lesser extent. Other visual phenomena and visual
challenges presented by HMDs will be presented as well.\n\n\n\n\nEli Peli
is trained as an Electrical Engineer and an Optometrist. He is the Moakle
y Scholar in Aging Eye Research at Schepens\, Massachusetts Eye and Ear\,
and Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Peli is a Fe
llow of the American Academy of Optometry\, the Optical Society of America
\, the Society for Information Display\, and The International Society of
Optical Engineering. He was presented the 2010 Otto Schade Prize from the
SID (Society for Information Display) and the 2010 Edwin H Land Medal awar
ded jointly by the Optical Society of America and the Society for Imaging
Science and Technology. His principal research interests are image process
ing in relation to visual function and clinical psychophysics in low visio
n rehabilitation\, image understanding and evaluation of display-vision in
teraction. He also maintains an interest in oculomotor control and binocul
ar vision. Dr. Peli is a consultant to many companies in the ophthalmic in
strumentation area and to manufacturers of head mounted displays (HMD).\n
\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141029T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141029T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141008T222423Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:After 25 years of commercial development of head-mounted displays (
HMD) we seem to be approaching a point of maturation of the technology tha
t will finally penetrate the market place. The presentation of images in n
ear eye displays whether monocular\, binocular\, stereoscopic\, or see-thr
ough for augmented vision has important consequences for the visual experi
ence and of particular importance for the technology success is the comfor
t and safety of the users. I will discuss the ophthalmic consequences of H
MDs that has been suggested\, and the evidence collected so far. A major c
oncern has been the decoupling of accommodation and convergence in (stereo
and non-stereo) HMD that is presumed to cause eye strain and lead to nume
rous technological approaches to overcome. Motion sickness like symptoms a
re common with HMDs and with non-HMD stereo displays\, but have been addre
ssed to a much lesser extent. Other visual phenomena and visual challenges
presented by HMDs will be presented as well.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/scien-talk-visual-issues
-head-mounted-displays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1213.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141008T222620Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\niOptik: Contact Lens–Enabled Wearable Display Platfo
rm\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 12\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\n
Packard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDr. Arthur Zhang (Innovega)\n\nAbstract / Desc
ription: \n\n\n\nA revolution in technology is currently underway with wea
rable electronics that will dramatically change how we interact with techn
ology. Among all the ways that technology can provide us with sensory inpu
t and feedback\, no method is more important than through our visual syste
m. With smartphones\, tablets\, and TVs becoming ever larger to enable a m
ore enjoyable and natural way to interact with digital content\, consumers
\, industry\, and military alike are turning to wearable displays. We are
all seeking the ideal display that fits unobtrusively into our everyday li
ves\, while providing very high visual performance. Innovega’s iOptik wear
able display system accomplishes this by breaking away from any convention
al optical method and merging the optics of the wearable display into high
-tech contact lenses. The contact lenses provide the wearer with the abili
ty to see their surroundings with perfectly corrected vision\, while simul
taneously allowing them the ability to view an immersive display\, in a ti
ny form factor\, embedded within fashionable eyewear. This talk will prese
nt an overview of how our technology works and provide some examples of th
e elements within our system.\n\n\n\n\nArthur Zhang is an engineer\, scien
tist\, and entrepreneur. He has been working in the startup environment si
nce graduating with a PhD in applied physics in 2010 and is now the Senior
Member of Technical Staff at Innovega. He has been responsible for develo
ping many of the key components of Innovega’s technology\, including the w
orld’s first polarized contact lens. He has also been a key contributor to
Innovega’s many eyewear platforms. Arthur has great interest in the mergi
ng of technology with the human body and is an expert in the integration o
f nano/micro-scale devices into medical devices.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141112T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141112T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141008T222624Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:A revolution in technology is currently underway with wearable elec
tronics that will dramatically change how we interact with technology. Amo
ng all the ways that technology can provide us with sensory input and feed
back\, no method is more important than through our visual system. With sm
artphones\, tablets\, and TVs becoming ever larger to enable a more enjoya
ble and natural way to interact with digital content\, consumers\, industr
y\, and military alike are turning to wearable displays. We are all seekin
g the ideal display that fits unobtrusively into our everyday lives\, whil
e providing very high visual performance. Innovega’s iOptik wearable displ
ay system accomplishes this by breaking away from any conventional optical
method and merging the optics of the wearable display into high-tech cont
act lenses. The contact lenses provide the wearer with the ability to see
their surroundings with perfectly corrected vision\, while simultaneously
allowing them the ability to view an immersive display\, in a tiny form fa
ctor\, embedded within fashionable eyewear. This talk will present an over
view of how our technology works and provide some examples of the elements
within our system.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/scien-talk-ioptik-contac
t-lens%E2%80%93enabled-wearable-display-platform
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1214.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141008T222822Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nProject Tango: Giving Mobile Devices a Human-Scale U
nderstanding of Space and Motion\n\n\n\nWednesday\, December 3\, 2014 - 4:
15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDr. Johnny Lee (G
oogle)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nProject Tango is a focused effor
t to harvest research from the last decade of work in computer vision and
robotics and concentrate that technology into a mobile device. It uses com
puter vision and advanced sensor fusion to estimate position and orientati
on of the device in the real-time\, while simultaneously generating a 3D m
ap of the environment. We will discuss some of the underlying technologies
that make this possible\, such as the hardware sensors and some of the so
ftware algorithms. We will also show demonstrations of how the technology
could be used in both gaming and non-gaming applications. This is just the
beginning and we hope you will join us on this journey. We believe it wil
l be one worth taking.\n\n\n\n\nJohnny Lee is a Technical Program Lead at
the Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group at Google. He leads Proj
ect Tango\, which is a focused effort to bring computer vision and advance
d sensor fusion to mobile platforms. Previously\, he helped Google X explo
re new projects as Rapid Evaluator and was a core algorithms contributor t
o the original Xbox Kinect. His YouTube videos demonstrating Wii remote ha
cks have surpassed over 15 million views and became one of the most popula
r TED talk videos. In 2008\, he received his PhD in Human-Computer Interac
tion from Carnegie Mellon University and has been recognized in MIT Techno
logy Review’s TR35\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141203T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141203T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141008T222827Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Project Tango is a focused effort to harvest research from the last
decade of work in computer vision and robotics and concentrate that techn
ology into a mobile device. It uses computer vision and advanced sensor fu
sion to estimate position and orientation of the device in the real-time\,
while simultaneously generating a 3D map of the environment. We will disc
uss some of the underlying technologies that make this possible\, such as
the hardware sensors and some of the software algorithms. We will also sho
w demonstrations of how the technology could be used in both gaming and no
n-gaming applications. This is just the beginning and we hope you will joi
n us on this journey. We believe it will be one worth taking.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/scien-talk-project-tango
-giving-mobile-devices-human-scale-understanding-space-and
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1216.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141013T154525Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nComputational illumination for high-resolution 3D ph
ase microscopy\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 30\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nV
enue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProfessor Laura Waller (UC Berkeley\
, EE)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThis talk will describe new metho
ds for achieving 3D and high-resolution phase information in commercial mi
croscopes. Our setup involves replacing the illumination unit of the micro
scope with an LED array for computational illumination\, enabling dark fie
ld\, 3D and phase imaging in real-time. By rapidly scanning illumination a
ngles using an LED array\, we recover 3D light field and super-resolution
information (beyond the diffraction limit of the objective)\, with embedde
d digital aberration correction. The result is a high-resolution gigapixel
image of both phase and absorption information. Such computational approa
ches to optical microscopy add significant new capabilities to commercial
microscopes\, without significant cost or hardware modification.\n\nStanfo
rd Optical Society Seminar\n\nOrganized by Stanford OSA/SPIE Student Chapt
er\n\n\n\n\nLaura Waller is an Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley in the D
epartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS). Her rese
arch focuses on computational imaging and inverse algorithms for optical a
nd X-ray microscopy. She was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Electric
al Engineering and Lecturer of Physics at Princeton University from 2010-2
012 and received B.S.\, M.Eng.\, and Ph.D. degrees in EECS from the Massac
husetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2004\, 2005\, and 2010\, respecti
vely. She is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award and a Bakar fellow.\n\n
\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141030T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141030T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T155214Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:This talk will describe new methods for achieving 3D and high-resol
ution phase information in commercial microscopes. Our setup involves repl
acing the illumination unit of the microscope with an LED array for comput
ational illumination\, enabling dark field\, 3D and phase imaging in real-
time. By rapidly scanning illumination angles using an LED array\, we reco
ver 3D light field and super-resolution information (beyond the diffractio
n limit of the objective)\, with embedded digital aberration correction. T
he result is a high-resolution gigapixel image of both phase and absorptio
n information. Such computational approaches to optical microscopy add sig
nificant new capabilities to commercial microscopes\, without significant
cost or hardware modification.\n\nStanford Optical Society Seminar\n\nOrga
nized by Stanford OSA/SPIE Student Chapter
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/computational-illuminati
on-high-resolution-3d-phase-microscopy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1217.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141013T193230Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nOn Scaling Social-Network Algorithms\n\n\n\nFriday\,
October 17\, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker
: \n\nSiddhartha Banerjee (Stanford University)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nThe large scale of online social networks is an important conside
ration for the design of inference and control algorithms in such settings
. In different contexts\, however\, scaling often results in very differen
t behavior -- it sometimes elevates simple solutions for seemingly-intract
able problems to near-optimality\, while at other times\, it renders intra
ctable algorithms which are efficient at smaller scales.\n\nIn the first p
art of the talk\, I will consider the problem of enhancing viral spreading
on social networks using external interventions (for example\, via advert
ising). Though there is a large literature on controlling spreading proces
ses by optimizing the choice of initial seed-nodes\, a more natural model
in many settings is to consider the presence of a dynamic external control
ler -- one which possesses a limited infection rate\, but is otherwise unc
onstrained by the network. Finding efficient algorithms in this setting ap
pears intractable\; however\, as the network scales\, the problem often ad
mits near-optimal solutions. In particular\, using ideas from Markov chain
phase-transition phenomena and percolation theory\, I'll discuss how in l
arge networks\, external agents can significantly enhance the spreading pr
ocess\, and more surprisingly\, how simple random external-infection polic
ies are near-optimal for bringing about this change.\n\nIn the second part
\, I'll consider the problem of personalized search and recommendation in
social networks. Personalized PageRank\, an ego-centric generalization of
PageRank\, has long been recognized as an effective measure for sorting se
arch results. However\, for Personalized PageRank estimation\, the scale o
f the network turns out to be a major bottleneck -- existing algorithms\,
though based on simple techniques such as the power iteration or Monte Car
lo\, have a running time which scales linearly in the network size\, there
by rendering them infeasible for real-time social search in large-scale ne
tworks. I will talk about a recent breakthrough\, wherein we developed the
first algorithm for PageRank estimation with a sublinear running-time gua
rantee. This speedup is achieved via a new approach which combines linear
algebraic techniques with random walks\, and I'll discuss how this may pro
ve useful in other stochastic estimation problems.\n\nThis talk is based o
n joint work with Avhishek Chatterjee\, Peter Lofgren\, C. Seshadri\, Sanj
ay Shakkottai and Ashish Goel.\n\n\n\n\nSiddhartha Banerjee is a postdocto
ral researcher in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at
Stanford. He received a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from th
e University of Texas at Austin in 2013. He is interested in stochastic mo
deling and algorithm design for large-scale settings\, with applications i
n communications and social networks\, matching markets and social computi
ng.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141017T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141017T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T193240Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:The large scale of online social networks is an important considera
tion for the design of inference and control algorithms in such settings.
In different contexts\, however\, scaling often results in very different
behavior -- it sometimes elevates simple solutions for seemingly-intractab
le problems to near-optimality\, while at other times\, it renders intract
able algorithms which are efficient at smaller scales.\n\nIn the first par
t of the talk\, I will consider the problem of enhancing viral spreading o
n social networks using external interventions (for example\, via advertis
ing). Though there is a large literature on controlling spreading processe
s by optimizing the choice of initial seed-nodes\, a more natural model in
many settings is to consider the presence of a dynamic external controlle
r -- one which possesses a limited infection rate\, but is otherwise uncon
strained by the network. Finding efficient algorithms in this setting appe
ars intractable\; however\, as the network scales\, the problem often admi
ts near-optimal solutions. In particular\, using ideas from Markov chain p
hase-transition phenomena and percolation theory\, I'll discuss how in lar
ge networks\, external agents can significantly enhance the spreading proc
ess\, and more surprisingly\, how simple random external-infection policie
s are near-optimal for bringing about this change.\n\nIn the second part\,
I'll consider the problem of personalized search and recommendation in so
cial networks. Personalized PageRank\, an ego-centric generalization of Pa
geRank\, has long been recognized as an effective measure for sorting sear
ch results. However\, for Personalized PageRank estimation\, the scale of
the network turns out to be a major bottleneck -- existing algorithms\, th
ough based on simple techniques such as the power iteration or Monte Carlo
\, have a running time which scales linearly in the network size\, thereby
rendering them infeasible for real-time social search in large-scale netw
orks. I will talk about a recent breakthrough\, wherein we developed the f
irst algorithm for PageRank estimation with a sublinear running-time guara
ntee. This speedup is achieved via a new approach which combines linear al
gebraic techniques with random walks\, and I'll discuss how this may prove
useful in other stochastic estimation problems.\n\nThis talk is based on
joint work with Avhishek Chatterjee\, Peter Lofgren\, C. Seshadri\, Sanjay
Shakkottai and Ashish Goel.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/it-forum-scaling-social-
network-algorithms
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1218.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141013T193435Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nWhy and How to Estimate Mutual Information?\n\n\n\nF
riday\, October 24\, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\n
Speaker: \n\nKartik Venkat (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nM
utual information emerged in Shannon’s 1948 masterpiece as the answer to t
he most fundamental questions of compression and communication. Since that
time\, however\, it has been adopted and widely used in a variety of othe
r disciplines. In particular\, its estimation has emerged as a key compone
nt in fields such as machine learning\, computer vision\, systems biology\
, medical imaging\, neuroscience\, genomics\, economics\, ecology\, and ph
ysics. The two parts of this talk will respectively address two questions:
why should we care about estimating mutual information\, and how should w
e go about estimating it?\n\nThe first part will present a recent set of r
esults establishing the status of mutual information as the “canonical” me
asure of dependence. Specifically\, we show that\, when measuring dependen
ce by the extent to which one variable is helpful in estimating the other\
, the only loss function for estimation satisfying a natural data processi
ng stipulation is the logarithmic loss\, and mutual information is the res
ulting dependence measure. Other objects with mutual information at their
core inherit analogous justifications. A notable example is directed infor
mation\, which emerges as the only measure of the ‘degree to which one pro
cess is helpful in predicting the other’ to satisfy a natural data process
ing property.\n\nThe second part of the talk will showcase a new approach
to the estimation of mutual information between random objects with distri
butions residing in high-dimensional spaces (e.g.\, large alphabets)\, as
is the case in increasingly many applications. We will discuss the shortco
mings of traditional estimators\, and suggest a new estimator achieving es
sentially optimum worst-case performance under L2 risk (i.e.\, achieves th
e minimax rates). Finally\, we will exhibit examples illustrating the bene
fits afforded by this estimator in practice.\n\nThe talk is based on recen
t collaborations with Jiantao Jiao\, Thomas Courtade\, Yanjun Han\, Albert
No\, and Tsachy Weissman.\n\n\n\n\nKartik Venkat is a fifth year graduate
student at Stanford EE\, working with Tsachy Weissman.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141024T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141024T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141013T193442Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Mutual information emerged in Shannon’s 1948 masterpiece as the ans
wer to the most fundamental questions of compression and communication. Si
nce that time\, however\, it has been adopted and widely used in a variety
of other disciplines. In particular\, its estimation has emerged as a key
component in fields such as machine learning\, computer vision\, systems
biology\, medical imaging\, neuroscience\, genomics\, economics\, ecology\
, and physics. The two parts of this talk will respectively address two qu
estions: why should we care about estimating mutual information\, and how
should we go about estimating it?\n\nThe first part will present a recent
set of results establishing the status of mutual information as the “canon
ical” measure of dependence. Specifically\, we show that\, when measuring
dependence by the extent to which one variable is helpful in estimating th
e other\, the only loss function for estimation satisfying a natural data
processing stipulation is the logarithmic loss\, and mutual information is
the resulting dependence measure. Other objects with mutual information a
t their core inherit analogous justifications. A notable example is direct
ed information\, which emerges as the only measure of the ‘degree to which
one process is helpful in predicting the other’ to satisfy a natural data
processing property.\n\nThe second part of the talk will showcase a new a
pproach to the estimation of mutual information between random objects wit
h distributions residing in high-dimensional spaces (e.g.\, large alphabet
s)\, as is the case in increasingly many applications. We will discuss the
shortcomings of traditional estimators\, and suggest a new estimator achi
eving essentially optimum worst-case performance under L2 risk (i.e.\, ach
ieves the minimax rates). Finally\, we will exhibit examples illustrating
the benefits afforded by this estimator in practice.\n\nThe talk is based
on recent collaborations with Jiantao Jiao\, Thomas Courtade\, Yanjun Han\
, Albert No\, and Tsachy Weissman.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/it-forum-why-and-how-est
imate-mutual-information
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1219.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141013T193625Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAn old coding theorem (and a few new ones\, too)\n\n
\n\nFriday\, November 7\, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 20
2\n\nSpeaker: \n\nThomas Courtade (UC Berkeley)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nIn 1965\, L.L. Campbell discovered a beautiful connection between
Rényi entropy and the exponential moments of codeword lengths in lossless
compression. While Campbell's theorem is unfamiliar to most\, it has a na
tural place in the now-fashionable `one-shot’ approach that has proved cen
tral to non-asymptotic analyses of the three major Shannon-theoretic setti
ngs: lossless compression\, lossy compression\, and data transmission.\n\n
In this talk\, I will show that Campbell’s result was a precursor to the o
ne-shot paradigm. Indeed\, it contains all the information-theoretic ingre
dients necessary to prove non-asymptotic lossless compression theorems in
full generality by only invoking standard limiting arguments. I will also
discuss analogs of Campbell’s coding theorem for lossy compression and dat
a transmission in terms of the d-tilted Rényi entropy and the Rényi mutual
information\, respectively.\n\nThis is joint work with Sergio Verdú.\n\n
\n\n\nThomas Courtade is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Elect
rical Engineering and Computer Sciences. Before joining Berkeley in 2014\,
he was at Stanford University\, where he was supported by a postdoctoral
fellowship through the NSF Center for Science of Information. He graduated
summa cum laude with a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech
nological University in 2007\, and received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in
Electrical Engineering from UCLA in 2008 and 2012\, respectively.\n\n\nCo
nference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141107T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141107T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141107T145203Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:In 1965\, L.L. Campbell discovered a beautiful connection between R
ényi entropy and the exponential moments of codeword lengths in lossless c
ompression. While Campbell's theorem is unfamiliar to most\, it has a natu
ral place in the now-fashionable `one-shot’ approach that has proved centr
al to non-asymptotic analyses of the three major Shannon-theoretic setting
s: lossless compression\, lossy compression\, and data transmission.\n\nIn
this talk\, I will show that Campbell’s result was a precursor to the one
-shot paradigm. Indeed\, it contains all the information-theoretic ingredi
ents necessary to prove non-asymptotic lossless compression theorems in fu
ll generality by only invoking standard limiting arguments. I will also di
scuss analogs of Campbell’s coding theorem for lossy compression and data
transmission in terms of the d-tilted Rényi entropy and the Rényi mutual i
nformation\, respectively.\n\nThis is joint work with Sergio Verdú.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/it-forum-old-coding-theo
rem-and-few-new-ones-too
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1220.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141014T155432Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTrends in Leading Edge Silicon Devices\n\n\n\nTuesda
y\, October 14\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang 018 \n\nSpeak
er: \n\nDick James (Chipworks)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nA review
of transistor structures from recent advanced logic processes\, and data
storage cells in the latest NAND flash and DRAM memories.\n\n\n\n\nDick Ja
mes is a 40-plus year veteran of the semiconductor industry and the Senior
Technology Analyst for Chipworks\, an Ottawa\, Canada-based specialty tec
hnical intelligence company. Chipworks analyses a broad range of electroni
c devices\, giving Dick a unique overview of what technologies make it int
o the real world of semiconductor production.\n\n He graduated in 1971 wit
h a Master’s degree in Microelectronics and Semiconductor Devices from the
University of Southampton in England\, after gaining a B.Sc. in Applied C
hemistry from the University of Salford. He has spent over 40 years workin
g in the process development\, design\, manufacturing\, packaging and reve
rse engineering of semiconductor devices. He joined the Chipworks team in
March 1995 as Manager of Microstructural Characterization\, and is current
ly Senior Fellow/Technology Analyst\, acting as an internal and external c
onsultant to Chipworks staff and customers\, dealing with the microstructu
ral characterization and process analysis of devices. Prior to Chipworks\,
Dick worked for Philips Semiconductor (then Mullard Ltd.) in the UK\, Nor
thern Telecom in Ottawa\, and the Canada Revenue Agency.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141014T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141014T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141014T155627Z
LOCATION:Huang 018
SUMMARY:A review of transistor structures from recent advanced logic proces
ses\, and data storage cells in the latest NAND flash and DRAM memories.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/trends-leading-edge-sili
con-devices
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1224.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141016T215647Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nPlease join the Electrical Engineering Department an
d his family in remembering and honoring Keith Gaul’s life and contributio
ns.\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 5\, 2014 - 3:00pm to 6:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\n
Packard Grove (outside of Packard Bldg)\n\nSpeaker: \n\nVarious\n\nAbstrac
t / Description: \n\n\n\nPlease join the Electrical Engineering Department
and Keith Gaul's family in remembering and honoring his life and contribu
tions. \n\nMemorial: 3:00 – 4:00pm\, Packard Grove\, outside of the buildi
ng (if weather allows)\, Packard Atrium if there is rain \n\nReception: 4:
00 – 6:00pm\, Packard Atrium\n\n \n\nRSVP Information:\n\nPlease send your
RSVP (name and # attending) and questions to the below e-mail address. Th
is will assist us with planning. \n\ngaulmemorial@ee.stanford.edu\n\n\n\n
\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141105T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141105T180000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141016T215654Z
LOCATION:Packard Grove (outside of Packard Bldg)
SUMMARY:Please join the Electrical Engineering Department and Keith Gaul's
family in remembering and honoring his life and contributions. \n\nMemoria
l: 3:00 – 4:00pm\, Packard Grove\, outside of the building (if weather all
ows)\, Packard Atrium if there is rain \n\nReception: 4:00 – 6:00pm\, Pack
ard Atrium\n\n \n\nRSVP Information:\n\nPlease send your RSVP (name and #
attending) and questions to the below e-mail address. This will assist us
with planning. \n\ngaulmemorial@ee.stanford.edu
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/department/memorial-keith-gaul
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1226.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141017T221106Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nLow-Cost 3D Chip Stacking with ThruChip Wireless Con
nections\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 22\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue:
\n\nGates B03\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDave Ditzel (ThruChip Communications)\n\nAb
stract / Description: \n\n\n\nStacking thinned chips in 3D would enable a
dramatic increase in density\, but so far there has been limited market ac
ceptance with current stacking techniques. Most chip stacking so far has b
een for FLASH memories\, where die are thinned to 40-50 microns and stacke
d in a staircase fashion to allow wire bonding for data and power. Wire bo
nding suffers from high IO power\, low bandwidths and becomes challenging
when stacking more than a few chips. Thru-Silicon-Vias (TSV) have been the
presumed direction for 3D stacking as TSVs have much better electrical ch
aracteristics than wire bonds\, allowing a lowering of IO power and increa
sed bandwidths. TSVs provide for a solid metal via directly through a thin
ned silicon die. However TSVs have proved to be very expensive\, often aro
und a 50% or more cost increase over unstacked die. This includes the cost
s coming from the need for a special CMOS process for the TSV's as well as
yield fallout from 3D assembly. Customers are often only willing to pay a
few percent increase for additional technical capabilities\, and hence th
e move to 3D with TSV has stalled.\n\nThruChip Communications proposes a n
ew way to stack ultra-thin die that has the potential provide the main tec
hnical advantages of TSV's\, and rather than a cost increase\, it may even
provide a cost decrease compared to unstacked die. Data is communicated w
irelessly between chips using near-field inductive coupling in a standard
CMOS process\, to establish a wireless ThruChip Interconnect (TCI). Multip
le TCI links can be operated in parallel to achieve net bandwidths exceedi
ng tens of terabytes/second. Energy costs to communicate between die can b
e made extremely low power\, and have been demonstrated at 10 fJ/bit\, abo
ut the same as driving an on-die wire. Power distribution with ultra-thin
stacked die can also be done without the need for TSV's\, by highly doping
the silicon in desired regions\, to create low-resistance front to back c
onnections suitable for power. The result is a way to transmit both data a
nd power in 3D at low cost.\n\nTo learn more\, see www.thruchip.com.\n\n\n
\n\nDave Ditzel is the president and CEO of ThruChip Communications. ThruC
hip develops technologies using near-field wireless data communication to
reduce the costs of 3D chip stacking.\n\nPrior to becoming CEO of ThruChip
\, Dave spent six years as a Vice President and Chief Architect for Hybrid
Computing at Intel Corporation\, where he led a team that developed a mul
ti-ISA next generation processor architecture using binary translation. Da
ve was a co-founder low-power x86-compatible chip maker Transmeta Corporat
ion\, and served as its CEO from March 1995 to its successful IPO. He spen
t ten years at Sun Microsystems as CTO of the SPARC Technology Business\,
Director of Advanced Systems and acting director of Sun Labs. Prior to Sun
he worked for ten years at AT&T Bell Labs in Murray Hill\, New Jersey\, w
here he was the architect for the CRISP Microprocessor\, one of first RISC
processors\, and he was a co-author of 'The Case for the Reduced Instruct
ion Set Computer.' Dave has worked on the development of over two dozen co
mputer systems\, has published three dozen papers on advanced computer des
ign and has received 10 patents.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141022T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141022T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141017T221113Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:Stacking thinned chips in 3D would enable a dramatic increase in de
nsity\, but so far there has been limited market acceptance with current s
tacking techniques. Most chip stacking so far has been for FLASH memories\
, where die are thinned to 40-50 microns and stacked in a staircase fashio
n to allow wire bonding for data and power. Wire bonding suffers from high
IO power\, low bandwidths and becomes challenging when stacking more than
a few chips. Thru-Silicon-Vias (TSV) have been the presumed direction for
3D stacking as TSVs have much better electrical characteristics than wire
bonds\, allowing a lowering of IO power and increased bandwidths. TSVs pr
ovide for a solid metal via directly through a thinned silicon die. Howeve
r TSVs have proved to be very expensive\, often around a 50% or more cost
increase over unstacked die. This includes the costs coming from the need
for a special CMOS process for the TSV's as well as yield fallout from 3D
assembly. Customers are often only willing to pay a few percent increase f
or additional technical capabilities\, and hence the move to 3D with TSV h
as stalled.\n\nThruChip Communications proposes a new way to stack ultra-t
hin die that has the potential provide the main technical advantages of TS
V's\, and rather than a cost increase\, it may even provide a cost decreas
e compared to unstacked die. Data is communicated wirelessly between chips
using near-field inductive coupling in a standard CMOS process\, to estab
lish a wireless ThruChip Interconnect (TCI). Multiple TCI links can be ope
rated in parallel to achieve net bandwidths exceeding tens of terabytes/se
cond. Energy costs to communicate between die can be made extremely low po
wer\, and have been demonstrated at 10 fJ/bit\, about the same as driving
an on-die wire. Power distribution with ultra-thin stacked die can also be
done without the need for TSV's\, by highly doping the silicon in desired
regions\, to create low-resistance front to back connections suitable for
power. The result is a way to transmit both data and power in 3D at low c
ost.\n\nTo learn more\, see www.thruchip.com.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-low-cost-3d-chip-stacking-thruchip-wireless
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1227.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141017T221508Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nHistory of Robots from ancient Egypt to current time
s\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 5\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGa
tes B03\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDavid Grossman (Retired\, Ex-IBM Research)\n\nAbst
ract / Description: \n\n\n\nAn irreverent non-technical review of the hist
ory of surprisingly animate machines\, from ancient Egypt to current times
. Areas include teleoperators for hazardous environments\, assembly system
s\, medical applications\, entertainment\, and science fiction. The talk c
overs such varied topics as Memnon son of Dawn\, Droz's automata\, Vaucans
on's duck\, cathedral clocks\, Von Kempelen's chess player\, household rob
ots\, Asimov's laws\, Disneyland\, dinosaurs\, and movie droids and cyborg
s.\n\n\n\n\nDave Grossman has a PhD in Physics from Harvard and taught at
Princeton. He spent 25 years at IBM\, in research and management in AI and
robotics. An IEEE Fellow for contributions to robotics\, he co-invented u
sing software to calibrate robots and pioneered robot assembly of electron
ic cards\, 2-arm robots with collision avoidance\, and 3D solid modeling.
He also worked on RoboDoc hip surgery and laparoscopic robotics. After IBM
\, he worked at USC\, co-founded a silicon valley startup\, and worked at
Stanford on modeling the human cardiovascular system. For a few years he w
as a tourguide at SLAC. He has published 60 technical papers and lectured
frequently on the History of Robots.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141105T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141105T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141017T221515Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:An irreverent non-technical review of the history of surprisingly a
nimate machines\, from ancient Egypt to current times. Areas include teleo
perators for hazardous environments\, assembly systems\, medical applicati
ons\, entertainment\, and science fiction. The talk covers such varied top
ics as Memnon son of Dawn\, Droz's automata\, Vaucanson's duck\, cathedral
clocks\, Von Kempelen's chess player\, household robots\, Asimov's laws\,
Disneyland\, dinosaurs\, and movie droids and cyborgs.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-history-robots-ancient-egypt-current-times
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1228.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141017T221748Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nI ♥ Logs: Apache Kafka\, Stream Processing\, and Rea
l-time Data\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 12\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVe
nue: \n\nGates B03\n\nSpeaker: \n\nJay Kreps (LinkedIn)\n\nAbstract / Desc
ription: \n\n\n\nThis talk will discuss how logs and stream-processing can
form a backbone for data flow\, ETL\, and real-time data processing. It w
ill describe the challenges and lessons learned as LinkedIn built out its
real-time data subscription and processing infrastructure. It will also di
scuss the role of real-time processing and its relationship to offline pro
cessing frameworks such as MapReduce.\n\n\n\n\nJay Kreps is a Principal St
aff Engineer at LinkedIn where he is the lead architect for online data in
frastructure. He is among the original authors of several open source proj
ects including a distributed key-value store called Project Voldemort\, a
messaging system called Kafka\, and a stream processing system called Samz
a.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141112T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141112T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141110T161438Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:This talk will discuss how logs and stream-processing can form a ba
ckbone for data flow\, ETL\, and real-time data processing. It will descri
be the challenges and lessons learned as LinkedIn built out its real-time
data subscription and processing infrastructure. It will also discuss the
role of real-time processing and its relationship to offline processing fr
ameworks such as MapReduce.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-i-%E2%99%A5-logs-apache-kafka-stream-processing-and-real
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1229.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141017T222154Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAbstractions for Multi-Material 3D Printing\n\n\n\nW
ednesday\, November 19\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B03\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nWojciech Matusik (MIT)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nA
wide-spread adoption of 3D printing is democratizing manufacturing. The e
ver expanding range of printing materials allows for fabrication of comple
x multi-material objects that cannot be manufactured using any other metho
d. However\, while there has been tremendous progress in the development o
f the output devices\, the provided digital content creation software\, al
gorithms\, and tools are largely underdeveloped. The overall situation is
analogous to the digital printing and content creation revolution of the e
arly 1980s before the advent of PostScript.\n\nIn this talk\, I will descr
ibe abstractions that are necessary to scale the complexity of the 3D prin
ted models. First\, I will present OpenFab - a direct specification pipeli
ne for multi-material fabrication - inspired by the programmable pipelines
used for film and real-time rendering. The pipeline introduces user-progr
ammable fablets - procedures evaluated for each point inside of the object
volume that return material composition. The system is designed to stream
an arbitrary number of voxels with a fixed and controllable memory footpr
int. As an alternative to directly specifying material composition\, it is
often more natural to specify an object by defining its functional goal (
e.g.\, specific color\, stiffness\, or refractive index). I will present S
pec2Fab - a computationally efficient and general process for translating
functional requirements to fabricable 3D prints. Spec2Fab provides an abst
raction mechanism that simplifies the design\, development\, implementatio
n\, and reuse of fabrication algorithms. I will demonstrate a variety of a
pplications that take advantage of both systems.\n\n\n\n\nWojciech Matusik
is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT\, wh
ere he leads the Computational Fabrication Group. Before coming to MIT\, h
e worked at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories\, Adobe Systems\, an
d Disney Research Zurich. He studied computer graphics at MIT and received
his PhD in 2003. He also received a BS in EECS from the University of Cal
ifornia at Berkeley in 1997 and MS in EECS from MIT in 2001. His research
interests are in direct digital manufacturing and computer graphics. In 20
04\, he was named one of the world's top 100 young innovators by MIT's Tec
hnology Review Magazine. In 2009\, he received the Significant New Researc
her Award from ACM Siggraph. In 2012\, Matusik received the DARPA Young Fa
culty Award and he was named a Sloan Research Fellow.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141119T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141119T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141117T152004Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:A wide-spread adoption of 3D printing is democratizing manufacturin
g. The ever expanding range of printing materials allows for fabrication o
f complex multi-material objects that cannot be manufactured using any oth
er method. However\, while there has been tremendous progress in the devel
opment of the output devices\, the provided digital content creation softw
are\, algorithms\, and tools are largely underdeveloped. The overall situa
tion is analogous to the digital printing and content creation revolution
of the early 1980s before the advent of PostScript.\n\nIn this talk\, I wi
ll describe abstractions that are necessary to scale the complexity of the
3D printed models. First\, I will present OpenFab - a direct specificatio
n pipeline for multi-material fabrication - inspired by the programmable p
ipelines used for film and real-time rendering. The pipeline introduces us
er-programmable fablets - procedures evaluated for each point inside of th
e object volume that return material composition. The system is designed t
o stream an arbitrary number of voxels with a fixed and controllable memor
y footprint. As an alternative to directly specifying material composition
\, it is often more natural to specify an object by defining its functiona
l goal (e.g.\, specific color\, stiffness\, or refractive index). I will p
resent Spec2Fab - a computationally efficient and general process for tran
slating functional requirements to fabricable 3D prints. Spec2Fab provides
an abstraction mechanism that simplifies the design\, development\, imple
mentation\, and reuse of fabrication algorithms. I will demonstrate a vari
ety of applications that take advantage of both systems.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-abstractions-multi-material-3d-printing
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1230.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141017T222324Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nShannon-inspired Statistical Computing\n\n\n\nWednes
day\, December 3\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B03\n\nSpea
ker: \n\nNaresh Shanbhag (UIUC)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nMoore's
Law has been the driving force behind the exponential growth in the semic
onductor industry for the past five decades. Today\, energy efficiency and
reliability challenges in nanoscale CMOS (and beyond CMOS) processes thre
aten the continuation of Moore's Law. This talk will describe our work on
developing a Shannon-inspired statistical information processing that seek
s to address this issue by treating the problem of computing on unreliable
devices and circuits as one of information transfer over an unreliable/no
isy channel. Such a paradigm seeks to transform computing from its von Neu
mann roots in data processing to Shannon-inspired information processing.
Key elements of this paradigm are the use of statistical signal processing
\, machine learning principles\, equalization and error-control\, for desi
gning error-resilient on-chip computation\, communication\, storage\, and
mixed-signal analog front-ends. The talk will provide a historical perspec
tive and demonstrate example s of Sha nnon-inspired designs of on-chip sub
systems. This talk will conclude with a brief overview of the Systems On N
anoscale Information fabriCs (SONIC) Center\, a multi-university research
center based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, focused o
n developing a Shannon/brain-inspired foundation for information processin
g on CMOS and beyond CMOS nanoscale fabrics.\n\n\n\n\nNaresh R. Shanbhag i
s the Jack Kilby Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the D
epartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illi
nois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests are in the design of robu
st and energy-efficient integrated circuits and systems for communications
including VLSI architectures for error-control coding\, and equalization\
, noise-tolerant integrated circuit design\, error-resilient architectures
and systems\, and system-assisted mixed-signal design. Dr. Shanbhag recei
ved the 2010 Richard Newton GSRC Industrial Impact Award\, became an IEEE
Fellow in 2006\, received the 2006 IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits Be
st Paper Award\, the 2001 IEEE Transactions on VLSI Best Paper Award\, the
1999 IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Best Paper Award\, the 1999 Xerox Faculty Aw
ard\, the Distinguished Lecturership from the IEEE Circuits and Systems So
ciety in 1997\, the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 1996\, and
the 1994 Darlington Best Paper Award from the IEEE Circuits and Systems S
ociety.\n\nDr. Shanbhag is serving as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Jou
rnal on Exploratory Solid-State Computation Devices and Circuits (2014-16)
\, served as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transaction on Circuits and
Systems: Part II (97-99) and the IEEE Transactions on VLSI (99-02 and 09-1
1)\, respectively. He was the General Chair of the 2013 IEEE Workshop on S
ignal Processing Systems\, the General co-Chair of the 2012 IEEE Internati
onal Symposium on Low-Power Design (ISLPED)\, the Technical Program co-Cha
ir of the 2010 ISLPED\, and served on the technical program (wireline subc
ommittee) committee of the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (
ISSCC) from 2007-11. Since January 2013\, he is the founding Director of t
he Systems On Nanoscale Information fabriCs (SONIC) Center\, a 5-year mult
i-university center funded by DARPA and SRC under the STARnet phase of FCR
P. In 2000\, Dr. Shanbhag co-founded and served as the Chief Technology Of
ficer of Intersymbol Communications\, Inc.\, a venture-funded fabless semi
conductor start-up that provides DSP-enhanced mixed-signal ICs for electro
nic dispersion compensation of OC-192 optical links. In 2007\, Intersymbol
Communications\, Inc.\, was acquired by Finisar Corporation\, Inc.\n\n\nC
onference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141203T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141203T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141201T170646Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:Moore's Law has been the driving force behind the exponential growt
h in the semiconductor industry for the past five decades. Today\, energy
efficiency and reliability challenges in nanoscale CMOS (and beyond CMOS)
processes threaten the continuation of Moore's Law. This talk will describ
e our work on developing a Shannon-inspired statistical information proces
sing that seeks to address this issue by treating the problem of computing
on unreliable devices and circuits as one of information transfer over an
unreliable/noisy channel. Such a paradigm seeks to transform computing fr
om its von Neumann roots in data processing to Shannon-inspired informatio
n processing. Key elements of this paradigm are the use of statistical sig
nal processing\, machine learning principles\, equalization and error-cont
rol\, for designing error-resilient on-chip computation\, communication\,
storage\, and mixed-signal analog front-ends. The talk will provide a hist
orical perspective and demonstrate example s of Sha nnon-inspired designs
of on-chip subsystems. This talk will conclude with a brief overview of th
e Systems On Nanoscale Information fabriCs (SONIC) Center\, a multi-univer
sity research center based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai
gn\, focused on developing a Shannon/brain-inspired foundation for informa
tion processing on CMOS and beyond CMOS nanoscale fabrics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-shannon-inspired-statistical-computing
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1231.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141017T222540Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nRealizing the next growth wave for semiconductors:
A new approach to enable innovative startups\n\n\n\nWednesday\, January 14
\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B03\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDan Amb
rust (Silicon Catalyst)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe semiconduct
or industry has evolved from its early days of startups and spinouts finan
ced by venture capital to an era of specialization associated with the ris
e of foundries and fabless companies to today's structure characterized by
consolidation and dominance by a few leaders in each of the product areas
. Looking forward\, there is anticipation that a new wave of innovation as
sociated with key trends in energy\, personal health care\, autonomous tra
nsportation\, mobility\, and home automation\, generally referred to as th
e Internet of Things (IoT)\, is upon us.\n\nTo realize these optimistic ex
pectations for meaningful growth\, innovation and entrepreneurship general
ly associated with startups will be even more crucial. However\, all of th
e indicators ranging from IPO's\, venture capital investment\, and organic
industry growth rates strongly suggest that new business models are neede
d. Taking inspiration from the robust incubation and acquisition activitie
s in software and biotech\, a new approach to assist startups pursuing sol
utions in silicon is being pursued. Its unique focus is on the difficult p
roblems entrepreneurs and new companies encounter when attempting to innov
ate in semiconductors --namely the challenge of raising sufficient funding
and obtaining the appropriate design\, prototyping\, and test capabilitie
s to move from concept to working prototypes.\n\nIn this context\, a new e
arly-stage startup incubator called Silicon Catalyst is being launched. Th
e objective is to stimulate a vital and robust startup community by connec
ting the interests of the industry stakeholders\, ranging from systems and
product-based companies to the enabling supply chain to a network of ment
ors experienced in assisting startups\, and to investors who are looking f
or attractive returns and timely graduation and acquisition.\n\nThis prese
ntation will describe the key financial and innovation trends of the semic
onductor industry\, whose advances underpin a broad set of industries that
depend on ever more useful and cost-effective electronics. For context\,
comparisons with the structure and evolution of related industries will be
made. Building upon this framework\, the business model and novel approac
h using lean innovation principles that is being taken by Silicon Catalyst
will be described in context of the global trends emerging from extending
Moore's law over the next decade and driving innovations for the next gro
wth IoT growth wave.\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Armbrust is currently engaged with Si
licon Catalyst\, an incubator for semiconductor solutions startups where h
e is responsible for acquiring strategic partners to invest and mentor new
companies and spinouts prior to their initial seed investments or acquisi
tion.He most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of S
EMATECH from 2009 until April of 2014\, with the responsibility to lead th
e consortium's advanced technology R&D programs in lithography\, front-end
processes\, interconnect\, metrology\, and SEMATECH's manufacturing colla
boration initiative International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI)
. During his tenure\, SEMATECH significantly expanded its membership and c
ontributions throughout the supply chain including materials\, equipment\,
packaging\, fabless and EDA companies. In addition\, SEMATECH renewed its
partnership with New York State and CNSE as a integral component of its f
unding model.\n\nArmbrust previously held various technical\, management a
nd executive positions for over 25 years at IBM\, culminating in his tenur
e as Vice President of 300mm Semiconductor Operations where he was respons
ible for the operation of IBM's 300mm fab in East Fishkill\, New York\, wh
ich develops leading edge technologies with IBM's alliance partners and ma
nufactures products for IBM and OEM customers. His leadership was marked b
y successful efforts to improve operating efficiency\, establish and lead
collaborations within the industry\, and build strong technical teams.\n\n
Prior to his role as Vice President\, Armbrust served as Director of 300mm
Engineering and Strategic Client Executive for IBM's Systems and Technolo
gy Group. He began his career at IBM in 1983 and progressed through a vari
ety of assignments in process development\, manufacturing and client engag
ement.\n\nArmbrust earned a bachelor's degree in ceramic science and engin
eering from Pennsylvania State University as well as a master's of science
degree in manufacturing systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic I
nstitute.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150114T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150114T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150109T151757Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:The semiconductor industry has evolved from its early days of start
ups and spinouts financed by venture capital to an era of specialization a
ssociated with the rise of foundries and fabless companies to today's stru
cture characterized by consolidation and dominance by a few leaders in eac
h of the product areas. Looking forward\, there is anticipation that a new
wave of innovation associated with key trends in energy\, personal health
care\, autonomous transportation\, mobility\, and home automation\, gener
ally referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT)\, is upon us.\n\nTo reali
ze these optimistic expectations for meaningful growth\, innovation and en
trepreneurship generally associated with startups will be even more crucia
l. However\, all of the indicators ranging from IPO's\, venture capital in
vestment\, and organic industry growth rates strongly suggest that new bus
iness models are needed. Taking inspiration from the robust incubation and
acquisition activities in software and biotech\, a new approach to assist
startups pursuing solutions in silicon is being pursued. Its unique focus
is on the difficult problems entrepreneurs and new companies encounter wh
en attempting to innovate in semiconductors --namely the challenge of rais
ing sufficient funding and obtaining the appropriate design\, prototyping\
, and test capabilities to move from concept to working prototypes.\n\nIn
this context\, a new early-stage startup incubator called Silicon Catalyst
is being launched. The objective is to stimulate a vital and robust start
up community by connecting the interests of the industry stakeholders\, ra
nging from systems and product-based companies to the enabling supply chai
n to a network of mentors experienced in assisting startups\, and to inves
tors who are looking for attractive returns and timely graduation and acqu
isition.\n\nThis presentation will describe the key financial and innovati
on trends of the semiconductor industry\, whose advances underpin a broad
set of industries that depend on ever more useful and cost-effective elect
ronics. For context\, comparisons with the structure and evolution of rela
ted industries will be made. Building upon this framework\, the business m
odel and novel approach using lean innovation principles that is being tak
en by Silicon Catalyst will be described in context of the global trends e
merging from extending Moore's law over the next decade and driving innova
tions for the next growth IoT growth wave.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-realizing-next-growth-wave-semiconductors
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1232.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141017T222729Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nComputational Epidemiology: The role of big data and
pervasive informatics\n\n\n\nWednesday\, January 21\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:
30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B03\n\nSpeaker: \n\nMadhau Marathe (Virginia Tech
)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nPandemics such as H1N1 influenza are
global outbreaks of infectious disease. Human behavior\, social contact ne
tworks\, and pandemics are closely intertwined. The ordinary behavior and
daily activities of individuals create varied and dense social interaction
s that are characteristic of modern urban societies. They provide a perfec
t fabric for rapid\, uncontrolled disease propagation. During the course o
f an epidemic\, individuals and institutions modify their normal behavior
based on their perceived severity and risk. The resulting co-evolution of
individual and collective behaviors\, contact networks and epidemics must
be taken into account while designing effective planning and response stra
tegies.\n\nRecent advances in high performance pervasive computing and big
data have created new opportunities for collecting\, integrating\, analyz
ing and accessing information about evolving social interactions. The adva
nces in network and information science that build on this new capability
provide entirely new ways for reasoning and controlling epidemics.\n\nIn t
his talk I will overview of the state of the art in computational networke
d epidemiology with an emphasis on computational thinking and high perform
ance computing oriented decision-support environments to support planning
and response in the event of pandemics. I will describe our approach withi
n the context of a specific recent application: modeling to support Ebola
Outbreak Response in West Africa.\n\n\n\n\nBio: Madhav Marathe is the dire
ctor of the Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory and profess
or in the Department of Computer Science\, Virginia Tech. His research int
erests are in computational epidemiology\, network science\, design and an
alysis of algorithms\, computational complexity\, communication networks a
nd high performance computing.\n\nBefore coming to Virginia Tech\, he was
a Team Leader in the Computer and Computational Sciences division at the L
os Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) where he led the basic research progr
ams in foundations of computing and high performance simulation science fo
r analyzing extremely large socio-technical and critical infrastructure sy
stems. He is a Fellow of the IEEE\, ACM and was recently elected as an AAA
S Fellow.\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nEE380 Comput
er Systems Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150121T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150121T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150118T002203Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:Pandemics such as H1N1 influenza are global outbreaks of infectious
disease. Human behavior\, social contact networks\, and pandemics are clo
sely intertwined. The ordinary behavior and daily activities of individual
s create varied and dense social interactions that are characteristic of m
odern urban societies. They provide a perfect fabric for rapid\, uncontrol
led disease propagation. During the course of an epidemic\, individuals an
d institutions modify their normal behavior based on their perceived sever
ity and risk. The resulting co-evolution of individual and collective beha
viors\, contact networks and epidemics must be taken into account while de
signing effective planning and response strategies.\n\nRecent advances in
high performance pervasive computing and big data have created new opportu
nities for collecting\, integrating\, analyzing and accessing information
about evolving social interactions. The advances in network and informatio
n science that build on this new capability provide entirely new ways for
reasoning and controlling epidemics.\n\nIn this talk I will overview of th
e state of the art in computational networked epidemiology with an emphasi
s on computational thinking and high performance computing oriented decisi
on-support environments to support planning and response in the event of p
andemics. I will describe our approach within the context of a specific re
cent application: modeling to support Ebola Outbreak Response in West Afri
ca.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-computational-epidemiology-role-big-data-and
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1233.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141017T223114Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nState Preservation by Repetitive Error Detection in
Superconducting Qubits\n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 13\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:15
pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSpeaker: \n\nJohn Martinis (UC Santa Barba
ra)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nQuantum computing becomes viable wh
en a quantum state can be preserved from environmentally-induced error. If
quantum bits (qubits) are sufficiently reliable\, errors are sparse and q
uantum error correction (QEC) is capable of identifying and correcting the
m. Adding more qubits improves the preservation by guaranteeing increasing
ly larger clusters of errors will not cause logical failure – a key requir
ement for large-scale systems. Using QEC to extend the qubit lifetime rema
ins one of the outstanding experimental challenges in quantum computing.\n
\nI will discuss a recent experiment [1] where we protect classical states
from environmental bit-flip errors and demonstrate the suppression of the
se errors with increasing system size. We use a linear array of nine qubit
s\, which is a natural precursor of the two-dimensional surface code QEC s
cheme and track errors as they occur by repeatedly performing projective q
uantum non-demolition (QND) parity measurements. Relative to a single phys
ical qubit\, we reduce the failure rate in retrieving an input state by a
factor of 2.7 for five qubits and a factor of 8.5 for nine qubits after ei
ght cycles. Additionally\, we tomographically verify preservation of the n
on-classical Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) state.\n\nThe successful su
ppression of environmentally-induced errors strongly motivates further res
earch into the many exciting challenges associated with building a large-s
cale superconducting quantum computer.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\,
in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 201 (see map). Refreshmen
ts in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150113T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150113T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150109T175742Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:Quantum computing becomes viable when a quantum state can be preser
ved from environmentally-induced error. If quantum bits (qubits) are suffi
ciently reliable\, errors are sparse and quantum error correction (QEC) is
capable of identifying and correcting them. Adding more qubits improves t
he preservation by guaranteeing increasingly larger clusters of errors wil
l not cause logical failure – a key requirement for large-scale systems. U
sing QEC to extend the qubit lifetime remains one of the outstanding exper
imental challenges in quantum computing.\n\nI will discuss a recent experi
ment [1] where we protect classical states from environmental bit-flip err
ors and demonstrate the suppression of these errors with increasing system
size. We use a linear array of nine qubits\, which is a natural precursor
of the two-dimensional surface code QEC scheme and track errors as they o
ccur by repeatedly performing projective quantum non-demolition (QND) pari
ty measurements. Relative to a single physical qubit\, we reduce the failu
re rate in retrieving an input state by a factor of 2.7 for five qubits an
d a factor of 8.5 for nine qubits after eight cycles. Additionally\, we to
mographically verify preservation of the non-classical Greenberger-Horne-Z
eilinger (GHZ) state.\n\nThe successful suppression of environmentally-ind
uced errors strongly motivates further research into the many exciting cha
llenges associated with building a large-scale superconducting quantum com
puter.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teachi
ng Center\, room 201 (see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physic
s at 4:00 pm
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-state-preservation-repetitive-error-detection
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1234.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141017T223304Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAtmospheres of Extrasolar Planets in the Super-Earth
Era\n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 20\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nH
ewlett 200\n\nSpeaker: \n\nHeather Knutson (Caltech)\n\nAbstract / Descrip
tion: \n\n\n\nOngoing surveys of nearby stars have revealed an amazing div
ersity of planetary systems\, many of which have characteristics that diff
er substantially from those of the solar system planets. Perhaps one of th
e biggest surprises to come out of these surveys was the discovery that 's
uper-Earths' (planets between 1-10 times the mass of the Earth) are in fac
t the most common type of extrasolar planet. Despite the name we actually
know very little about the compositions of these mysterious planets\, and
it has been suggested that this mass range may include both 'water worlds'
and 'mini-Neptunes' with thick hydrogen envelopes in addition to more Ear
th-like terrestrial planets. In my talk I will explore current constraints
on the compositions of planets with masses ranging from that of Neptune d
own into the super-Earth regime\, and discuss the corresponding implicatio
ns for our understanding of planet formation and evolution.\n\n\nGraduate
\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied Physics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150120T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150120T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150115T185556Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 200
SUMMARY:Ongoing surveys of nearby stars have revealed an amazing diversity
of planetary systems\, many of which have characteristics that differ subs
tantially from those of the solar system planets. Perhaps one of the bigge
st surprises to come out of these surveys was the discovery that 'super-Ea
rths' (planets between 1-10 times the mass of the Earth) are in fact the m
ost common type of extrasolar planet. Despite the name we actually know ve
ry little about the compositions of these mysterious planets\, and it has
been suggested that this mass range may include both 'water worlds' and 'm
ini-Neptunes' with thick hydrogen envelopes in addition to more Earth-like
terrestrial planets. In my talk I will explore current constraints on the
compositions of planets with masses ranging from that of Neptune down int
o the super-Earth regime\, and discuss the corresponding implications for
our understanding of planet formation and evolution.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-atmospheres-extrasolar-planets-super-earth-era
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1236.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141021T163233Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nInformation Theory and Polyhedral Combinatorics\n\n
\n\nThursday\, October 23\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard
101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProf. Sebastian Pokutta (Georgia institute of Technolo
gy)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nInformation theory is a powerful to
ol to analyze the behavior of communication systems. However\, its applica
bility goes far beyond this and more recently many important problems in T
heoretical Computer Science as well as Optimization have been addressed by
means of Information Theory. We provide a new framework for establishing
strong lower bounds on the nonnegative rank of matrices by means of common
information\, a notion previously introduced in Wyner 1975. Common inform
ation is a natural lower bound for the nonnegative rank of a matrix and by
combining it with Hellinger distance estimations we can compute the (almo
st) exact common information of UDISJ partial matrix\, a special matrix th
at is of high interest in communication complexity and extended formulatio
ns.\n\n\n\n\nSebastian Pokutta's research concentrates on combinatorial op
timization\, polyhedral combinatoris\, and information theory\, and in par
ticular focuses on cutting-plane methods and extended formulations. These
methods are essential to solving large-scale optimization problems with co
mbinatorial aspects as they allow for recovering crucial information on th
e structure of optimal solutions. His applied research focuses on applicat
ion of operations research and optimization methods to problems in supply
chain managment\, production planning\, mechanical engineering\, and finan
ce. Sebastian Pokutta’s applied work focuses on the combination of optimiz
ation methods with state-of-the-art techniques from information theory wit
h applications in the broader field of engineering. He is an Assistant Pro
fessor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech
. He received both his diploma and Ph.D. in mathematics from the Universit
y of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. He was a postdoctoral researcher and visit
ing lecturer at MIT\, worked for IBM ILOG and Krall Demmel Baumgarten. Pri
or to joining Georgia Tech\, we was an Assistant Professor at the Universi
ty of Erlangen-Nürnberg. He received the Coca-Cola Early Career Assistant
Professorship in 2014.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141023T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141023T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141021T163239Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Information theory is a powerful tool to analyze the behavior of co
mmunication systems. However\, its applicability goes far beyond this and
more recently many important problems in Theoretical Computer Science as w
ell as Optimization have been addressed by means of Information Theory. We
provide a new framework for establishing strong lower bounds on the nonne
gative rank of matrices by means of common information\, a notion previous
ly introduced in Wyner 1975. Common information is a natural lower bound f
or the nonnegative rank of a matrix and by combining it with Hellinger dis
tance estimations we can compute the (almost) exact common information of
UDISJ partial matrix\, a special matrix that is of high interest in commun
ication complexity and extended formulations.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-information-theory-and-polyhedral-combinatorics
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1237.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141021T165254Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nDesign of low-energy sensor interfaces in CMOS and C
NT technologies\n\n\n\nFriday\, October 24\, 2014 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVe
nue: \n\nGates 415\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProf. Georges Gielen (KU Leuven\, Belgi
um)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nSensors are becoming ubiquitous in
emerging applications such as wireless sensor networks and internet of thi
ngs. An important requirement is a low energy consumption of the sensor an
d the sensor interface. This presentation will explore the fundamental lim
itations to the minimum energy required for such interfaces\, and will giv
e guidelines towards the design of low-energy interfaces. This will be ill
ustrated with several practical designs\, for both capacitive and resistiv
e sensors. Also the impact of technology will be demonstrated\, by present
ing design examples in both CMOS and CNT technologies.\n\n\n\n\nGeorges G.
E. Gielen received the MSc and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from
the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)\, Belgium\, in 1986 and 199
0\, respectively. He is full professor at the Department of Electrical Eng
ineering (ESAT). From August 2013 Georges Gielen is also appointed as vice
-rector for the Group Science\, Engineering and Technology and Academic Pe
rsonnel of the KU Leuven.\n\nHis research interests are in the design of a
nalog and mixed-signal integrated circuits\, and especially in analog and
mixed-signal CAD tools and design automation. He is coordinator or partner
of several (industrial) research projects in this area\, including severa
l European projects. He has authored or coauthored 7 books and more than 4
50 papers in edited books\, international journals and conference proceedi
ngs. He is Fellow of the IEEE since 2002.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141024T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141024T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141021T165300Z
LOCATION:Gates 415
SUMMARY:Sensors are becoming ubiquitous in emerging applications such as wi
reless sensor networks and internet of things. An important requirement is
a low energy consumption of the sensor and the sensor interface. This pre
sentation will explore the fundamental limitations to the minimum energy r
equired for such interfaces\, and will give guidelines towards the design
of low-energy interfaces. This will be illustrated with several practical
designs\, for both capacitive and resistive sensors. Also the impact of te
chnology will be demonstrated\, by presenting design examples in both CMOS
and CNT technologies.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/design-low-energy-sensor
-interfaces-cmos-and-cnt-technologies
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1238.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141021T165906Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\n3D Transistors from Intel\n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 2
1\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang 018 \n\nSpeaker: \n\nChris
Auth (Vice President\, Technology and Manufacturing Group Intel)\n\nAbstr
act / Description: \n\n\n\nAt the 22nm technology node\, 3-D or tri-gate t
ransistors were introduced into high volume manufacturing. The introductio
n of a fully depleted 3-D transistor enables a reduction in power while re
ducing gate lengths for higher density. This talk will discuss the device
physics of fully depleted transistors and the trade-offs of different full
y-depleted architectures and why a 3-D structure was chosen. Use of a 3-D
transistor posed several process challenges which needed to be overcome in
introducing this structure to high volume manufacturing.\n\n\n\n\nChris A
uth is a vice president at Intel Corporation and the director of advanced
transistor development for the company’s Technology and Manufacturing Grou
p. He is responsible for leading the development of Intel’s 10-nanometer (
10nm) high-performance CMOS logic transistor process.\n\nAuth joined Intel
in 1997 in Santa Clara\, Calif.\, as a senior process engineer for Flash
memory process integration. From 1997 to 2000\, he led the team developing
the NOR Flash memory cell for the 180nm Flash process. In 2000\, he joine
d the Logic Technology Development organization and led the team responsib
le for introducing the industry’s first use of strained silicon for transi
stor enhancement into the 90nm and 65nm CMOS flows. From 2005 to 2008\, he
led the process development and introduction of the industry-first\, high
-k/metal-gate process for the 45nm CMOS flow. Before assuming his current
role\, Auth led the process development and introduction of the industry-f
irst\, tri-gate process into the 22nm CMOS flow.\n\nHe holds seven patents
in semiconductor devices and manufacturing and has received five Intel Ac
hievement Awards for his role in developing leading-edge process technolog
ies. He and his colleagues were also honored with a SEMI Award for North A
merica\, which recognized that the techniques pioneered by the team were w
idely adopted across the semiconductor industry.\n\nAuth received his bach
elor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington
and earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering fro
m Stanford University.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141021T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141021T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141021T165939Z
LOCATION:Huang 018
SUMMARY:At the 22nm technology node\, 3-D or tri-gate transistors were intr
oduced into high volume manufacturing. The introduction of a fully deplete
d 3-D transistor enables a reduction in power while reducing gate lengths
for higher density. This talk will discuss the device physics of fully dep
leted transistors and the trade-offs of different fully-depleted architect
ures and why a 3-D structure was chosen. Use of a 3-D transistor posed sev
eral process challenges which needed to be overcome in introducing this st
ructure to high volume manufacturing.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/department/3d-transistors-intel
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1241.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141027T211040Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSimulink and MATLAB Workshop\n\n\n\nTuesday\, Octobe
r 28\, 2014 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nTuring Auditorium\n\nSpeaker:
\n\nMathWorks engineer\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nMATLAB and Simu
link offer a flexible platform for Model-Based Design\, enabling engineers
to model and simulate\, complex\, multi-domain\, time-varying systems. Le
arn how to use MATLAB and Simulink to design\, model and simulate a dynami
c system\, with special emphasis on control system design.\n\nTo view a co
mplete session description and register\, visit: https://www.mathworks.com
/stanfordsl\n\nJoin us for a complimentary technical seminar on Modeling a
nd Simulating a Dynamic System with MATLAB and Simulink. Faculty\, staff\,
researchers and students are all welcome to attend.\n\n\n\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141028T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141028T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141027T211051Z
LOCATION:Turing Auditorium
SUMMARY:MATLAB and Simulink offer a flexible platform for Model-Based Desig
n\, enabling engineers to model and simulate\, complex\, multi-domain\, ti
me-varying systems. Learn how to use MATLAB and Simulink to design\, model
and simulate a dynamic system\, with special emphasis on control system d
esign.\n\nTo view a complete session description and register\, visit: htt
ps://www.mathworks.com/stanfordsl\n\nJoin us for a complimentary technical
seminar on Modeling and Simulating a Dynamic System with MATLAB and Simul
ink. Faculty\, staff\, researchers and students are all welcome to attend.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/simulink-and-matlab-work
shop-modeling-and-simulating-dynamic-system
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1242.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141027T215155Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nNon Volatile Memory Age of NAND\n\n\n\nTuesday\, Oct
ober 28\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang 018 \n\nSpeaker: \n
\nStefan Lai\, PhD\, IEEE Fellow\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nNAND f
lash memory is the ubiquitous storage memory used in from mobile devices o
n the low end to high performance servers on the high end. It is a growing
$20B business. In this presentation\, we will examine the scaling challen
ges and explain how by going to 3D NAND\, NAND flash gets a new lease of s
caling life. We will also explore alternative memory concepts to see how t
hey can or cannot compete with NAND. Lastly\, we will discuss how NAND mem
ory fits in a computing system and the opportunities for innovation on how
to use the memory. \n\n\n\n\nStefan K. Lai received his B.S. in applied p
hysics from California Institute of Technology\, and his Ph.D. in applied
quantum physics from Yale University. \n\nFrom Yale\, Lai joined IBM Yorkt
own TJ Watson Research Center as a Member of Technical Staff where he cond
ucted research on silicon-silicon dioxide interface properties. Lai joined
Intel in 1982 to develop scalable E2PROM and he co-invented the EPROM tun
nel oxide (ETOX) flash memory cell\, which has become industry standard. H
e and his team have developed through 2006 ten generations of ETOX technol
ogies achieving 1000X cell size reduction. In 1999\, he started a team to
develop alternative memory technologies and Intel was one of first major s
emiconductor company to pursue phase change memory (PCM). He was appointed
Vice President of Intel’s Technology and Manufacturing Group in 2000. He
retired from Intel end of 2006. From February 2007 to July of 2008\, he wa
s Vice President\, Business Development\, Ovonyx Inc. Currently\, he is Se
nior Advisor to ANPAC\, an analog startup in Hong Kong. He also services a
s consultant to companies from early to later stages and expert witness in
IP cases. He is an active angel investor.\n\nLai was recognized as an IEE
E Fellow in 1998 for his research on the properties of silicon MOS interfa
ces and the development of flash EPROM memory. He is also awarded the 2008
IEEE Andrew Grove Award for his contribution to flash memories. \n\n\nCon
ference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141028T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141028T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141027T215202Z
LOCATION:Huang 018
SUMMARY:NAND flash memory is the ubiquitous storage memory used in from mob
ile devices on the low end to high performance servers on the high end. It
is a growing $20B business. In this presentation\, we will examine the sc
aling challenges and explain how by going to 3D NAND\, NAND flash gets a n
ew lease of scaling life. We will also explore alternative memory concepts
to see how they can or cannot compete with NAND. Lastly\, we will discuss
how NAND memory fits in a computing system and the opportunities for inno
vation on how to use the memory.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/non-volatile-memory-age-
nand
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1243.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141027T220056Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nDebugging the Gender Gap: Changing the Face of Techn
ology\n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 28\, 2014 - 6:00pm to 8:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\n
Herbert Hoover Memorial Bldg\n\nSpeaker: \n\nPanel Discussion with a Schol
ar\, a Film Producer\, and an Engineering Director\n\nAbstract / Descripti
on: \n\n\n\nPanelists: Robin Hauser Reynolds\, Vivek Wadhwa\, Jocelyn Gold
fein\; Moderator: Brian Berg\n\nMap & Directions\n\nSponsored by: IEEE SCV
Women in EngineeringCo-Sponsored by: IEEE CNSV & Stanford’s IEEE WIE Stud
ent Branch\n\nEvent starts: 6pm\; Panel Discussion: 6:45-8:15pm.\n\nCost o
f entry goes towards food and drinks.\n\nThe dearth of female and minority
computer science engineers is a timely and relevant topic. Understanding
the dynamics at work here is a big part of being able to rectify the gende
r\, ethnicity and economic disparities.This special program will introduce
CODE\, a documentary film about debugging the gender gap and bridging the
digital divide. It will also address the questions:Why does the gender ga
p and digital divide in tech continue to grow?What will society gain from
having a more diverse group programming the products upon which we so heav
ily depend?\n\nCODE director Robin Hauser Reynolds\, author Vivek Wadhwa a
nd Angel Investor/Ex-Facebook Engineering Director Jocelyn Goldfein will e
ngage in an interactive discussion\, and we hope that you will engage them
as well.\n\nThe CODE documentary film needs your help! This eye-opening d
ocumentary explores the reasons behind the gender gap in coding throughout
the US. Help support its efforts by donating to its Indiegogo campaign.\n
\n\n\n\nFilmmaker Robin Hauser Reynolds of Finish Line Features\, LLC brin
gs a longstanding history of creativity and photographic production to her
innovation as Director/Producer of CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap\, her s
econd documentary film. Her first documentary\, award-winning Running for
Jim\, follows high school running coach Jim Tracy and the impact of his ba
ttle with ALS on his championship teams.\n\nVivek Wadhwa is a Fellow at Ar
thur & Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance\, Stanford Universi
ty\; Director of Research at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Research
Commercialization at the Pratt School of Engineering\, Duke University\; a
nd Distinguished Fellow at Singularity University. He is author of “The Im
migrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepren
eurial Talent”—which was named by The Economist as a Book of the Year of 2
012\, and Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology - which docume
nts the struggles and triumphs of women. He was named by Foreign Policy Ma
gazine as Top 100 Global Thinker in 2012. In 2013\, TIME Magazine listed h
im as one of The 40 Most Influential Minds in Tech.\n\nEx-Facebook Enginee
ring Director Jocelyn Goldfein is a freelance angel investor\, startup adv
isor\, and industry spokesperson. At Facebook\, she led new product develo
pment for News Feed and Photos before taking point on executing Facebook’s
pivot to native mobile app development. Before Facebook\, she was an earl
y VMware engineer who helped drive its hypergrowth into an industry titan\
, as well as being a co-founder of another startup. Jocelyn studied Comput
er Science at Stanford University.\n\nIEEE-CNSV Director and IEEE Women in
Engineering volunteer Brian Berg will moderate this discussion. Brian is
an independent consultant specializing in storage systems\, particularly f
lash memory. He is on the advisory boards of six conferences\, including t
he WIE International Leadership Conference (ILC) and Flash Memory Summit.
Brian is also Region 6 IEEE Milestone Coordinator and past Chair of the Sa
nta Clara Valley Section.\n\n\nPlease register.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141028T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141028T201500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141027T220113Z
LOCATION:Herbert Hoover Memorial Bldg
SUMMARY:Panelists: Robin Hauser Reynolds\, Vivek Wadhwa\, Jocelyn Goldfein\
; Moderator: Brian Berg\n\nMap & Directions\n\nSponsored by: IEEE SCV Wome
n in EngineeringCo-Sponsored by: IEEE CNSV & Stanford’s IEEE WIE Student B
ranch\n\nEvent starts: 6pm\; Panel Discussion: 6:45-8:15pm.\n\nCost of ent
ry goes towards food and drinks.\n\nThe dearth of female and minority comp
uter science engineers is a timely and relevant topic. Understanding the d
ynamics at work here is a big part of being able to rectify the gender\, e
thnicity and economic disparities.This special program will introduce CODE
\, a documentary film about debugging the gender gap and bridging the digi
tal divide. It will also address the questions:Why does the gender gap and
digital divide in tech continue to grow?What will society gain from havin
g a more diverse group programming the products upon which we so heavily d
epend?\n\nCODE director Robin Hauser Reynolds\, author Vivek Wadhwa and An
gel Investor/Ex-Facebook Engineering Director Jocelyn Goldfein will engage
in an interactive discussion\, and we hope that you will engage them as w
ell.\n\nThe CODE documentary film needs your help! This eye-opening docume
ntary explores the reasons behind the gender gap in coding throughout the
US. Help support its efforts by donating to its Indiegogo campaign.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/debugging-gender-gap-cha
nging-face-technology
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1246.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141031T152732Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nMany-body Localization with Dipoles \n\n\n\nMonday\,
November 3\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker
: \n\nNorman Yao (UC Berkeley)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nStatisti
cal mechanics is the framework that connects thermodynamics to the microsc
opic world. It hinges on the assumption of equilibration\; when equilibrat
ion fails\, so does our understanding. In isolated quantum systems\, this
breakdown is captured by the phenomenon known as many-body localization.
\n\nMany-body localized phases violate Ohm's law and Fourier's law as they
conduct neither charge nor heat\; they can exhibit symmetry breaking and/
or topological orders in dimensions normally forbidden by Mermin-Wagner ar
guments\; they hold potential as strongly interacting quantum computers du
e to the slow decay of local coherence. \n\nIn this talk\, I will briefly
introduce the basic phenomena of many-body localization and review its the
oretical status. To date\, none of these phenomena has been observed in an
experimental system\, in part because of the isolation required to avoid
thermalization. I will consider several dipolar systems which we believe t
o be ideal platforms for the realization of MBL phases and for investigati
ng the associated delocalization phase transition. The presence of strong
interactions in these systems underlies their potential for exploring phys
ics beyond that of single particle Anderson localization. However\, the po
wer law of the dipolar interaction immediately raises the question: can lo
calization in real space persist in the presence of such long-range intera
ctions? \n\nI will review and extend several arguments producing criteria
for localization in the presence of power laws and present small-scale num
erics regarding the MBL transition in several of the proposed dipolar syst
ems. Finally\, I will discuss recent work exploring the possibility of tra
nslation invariance and quantum information processing in MBL systems.\n\n
\n\n\nNorman Yao is currently a Miller fellow at UC Berkeley where he is h
osted by Dung-hai Lee\, Joel Moore and Ashvin Vishwanath. He recently comp
leted his PhD at Harvard under the direction of Mikhail Lukin and Eugene D
emler. His research interests lie at the intersection of AMO physics\, con
densed matter and quantum information.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141103T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141103T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141031T152746Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:Statistical mechanics is the framework that connects thermodynamics
to the microscopic world. It hinges on the assumption of equilibration\;
when equilibration fails\, so does our understanding. In isolated quantum
systems\, this breakdown is captured by the phenomenon known as many-body
localization. \n\nMany-body localized phases violate Ohm's law and Fourier
's law as they conduct neither charge nor heat\; they can exhibit symmetry
breaking and/or topological orders in dimensions normally forbidden by Me
rmin-Wagner arguments\; they hold potential as strongly interacting quantu
m computers due to the slow decay of local coherence. \n\nIn this talk\, I
will briefly introduce the basic phenomena of many-body localization and
review its theoretical status. To date\, none of these phenomena has been
observed in an experimental system\, in part because of the isolation requ
ired to avoid thermalization. I will consider several dipolar systems whic
h we believe to be ideal platforms for the realization of MBL phases and f
or investigating the associated delocalization phase transition. The prese
nce of strong interactions in these systems underlies their potential for
exploring physics beyond that of single particle Anderson localization. Ho
wever\, the power law of the dipolar interaction immediately raises the qu
estion: can localization in real space persist in the presence of such lon
g-range interactions? \n\nI will review and extend several arguments produ
cing criteria for localization in the presence of power laws and present s
mall-scale numerics regarding the MBL transition in several of the propose
d dipolar systems. Finally\, I will discuss recent work exploring the poss
ibility of translation invariance and quantum information processing in MB
L systems.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/many-body-localization-d
ipoles-ap483-optics-and-electronics-seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1247.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141103T161040Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nRacehorses\, Death Rays\, and Photocathodes\n\n\n\nW
ednesday\, November 5\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 103
\n\nSpeaker: \n\nEric J. Montgomery\, PhD (Univ. of Maryland College Park)
\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThis talk will investigate stories and
science behind x-ray free electron lasers (FELs)\, the world’s brightest
x-ray sources. The pioneering example is SLAC National Laboratory's LCLS\,
with which the Photocathode Group at the University of Maryland have an o
ngoing collaboration. In focus will be the surfaces where the beams are bo
rn: photocathodes. Such laser-driven electron sources for FELs have advanc
ed since Einstein’s 1921 Nobel for the photoelectric effect\, but signific
ant challenges remain due to the harsh vacuum environment of an accelerato
r and the demanding beam quality requirements of an x-ray FEL. Efforts und
erway at the University of Maryland are developing self-healing photocatho
des and optical methods of probing their properties. \n\n \n\nThis seminar
is sponsored by Stanford OSA\n\n\n\n\nDr. Eric Montgomery (Ph.D. Physics\
, University of Maryland College Park\, 2010) leads the Laboratory for Pho
tocathode Research at the University of Maryland’s Institute for Research
in Electronics and Applied Physics (IREAP)\, where he directs a team that
designs\, fabricates\, and tests novel photoelectric sources for accelerat
ors and free electron lasers. He has a decade of scientific research exper
ience in the optical drive and surface physics of photocathodes and has pu
blished over 20 peer reviewed papers and proceedings. Dr. Montgomery also
serves an active role as a scientific consultant for several businesses an
d holds a U.S. patent on self-healing photoemitters.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141105T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141105T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141103T161141Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 103
SUMMARY:This talk will investigate stories and science behind x-ray free el
ectron lasers (FELs)\, the world’s brightest x-ray sources. The pioneering
example is SLAC National Laboratory's LCLS\, with which the Photocathode
Group at the University of Maryland have an ongoing collaboration. In focu
s will be the surfaces where the beams are born: photocathodes. Such laser
-driven electron sources for FELs have advanced since Einstein’s 1921 Nobe
l for the photoelectric effect\, but significant challenges remain due to
the harsh vacuum environment of an accelerator and the demanding beam qual
ity requirements of an x-ray FEL. Efforts underway at the University of Ma
ryland are developing self-healing photocathodes and optical methods of pr
obing their properties. \n\n \n\nThis seminar is sponsored by Stanford OSA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/racehorses-death-rays-an
d-photocathodes
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1248.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141103T230309Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nLiquid Crystal Polymer for Microwave and Millimeter-
Wave Multi-layer Packages and Modules\n\n\n\nThursday\, November 6\, 2014
- 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllen 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDr. Anh-Vu Pham
\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nHermetic packages are used to protect
microwave and millimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuits against harsh
environmental conditions\, including changes in atmospheric pressure\, hu
midity\, moisture\, and other natural hazards that would otherwise disrupt
electrical connections or damage delicate electronics. Microelectromecha
nical systems (MEMS) require hermetic packaging to prevent against contami
nating particles and moisture. Hermetic packages have a fine helium leak
rate of ~1x10-11 atm-cc/sec and are known to provide the reliability in ha
rsh environments. Current hermetic packages are based on metal and cerami
c materials. Ceramic and metal packages are heavier\, bulkier\, and more
expensive than organic counterparts. At the wafer-level packaging\, high
temperature wafer bonding is used to form hermetic cavities that result i
n tall structures. While organic packaging technology cannot provide true
hermeticity\, can it have a low enough leak rate to achieve competitive r
eliability? This is referred as “reliability without hermeticity” or near
hermetic packaging.\n\nIn this presentation\, we will review the concept
of hermeticity and near-hermeticity in electronic packages. Liquid Crysta
l Polymer (LCP)\, which has permeation close to glass\, will be introduced
as the next generation organic material for near-hermetic packaging. We
will discuss results of LCP material characterization. We will then prese
nt the development of sealing techniques of LCP onto LCP and LCP onto semi
conductor materials to form near hermetic cavities for housing MEMS and MM
ICs. Using the newly developed sealing techniques\, we will demonstrate L
CP wafer-level packages\, surface mount packages and multi-chip modules to
40 GHz. Examples of wafer-level packages include the lamination of LCP o
nto Si to cap or package RF MEMS switches and a phase shifter with LCP-pac
kaged MEMS. We will also present the development of low-loss surface moun
t LCP packages to 40 GHz. These surface mount packages are designed with
novel feedthroughs that achieve a measured insertion loss of ~0.2 dB to 0.
4dB up to 40 GHz and provide embedded filters. We will discuss bond wire
compensation schemes\, package to printed circuit board transition design
techniques\, electrical repeatability\, and thermal performance of millime
ter-wave surface mount packages. Reliability evaluation will be presented
to demonstrate the robustness and reliability of LCP packages. Examples
of the environmental tests include 1000 hours of 85oC and 85% humidity\, t
emperature cycles\, thermal shock\, etc. Finally\, we demonstrate the de
velopment of compact wide bandwidth passive components\, multi-chip module
s\, and phased array antennas in multi-layer LCP boards at Ka-band.\n\n\n
\n\nAnh-Vu Pham (SM’03) received the B.E.E. (with highest honors)\, M.S.\,
and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of
Technology\, Atlanta\, in 1995\, 1997\, and 1999\, respectively. Anh-Vu
joined the University of California at Davis in 2002 as an Assistant Profe
ssor and was promoted to full Professor in 2008. From 1999 to 2002\, he w
as an Assistant Professor at Clemson University. At UC Davis\, Anh-Vu lea
ds the Microwave Microsystems Lab\, which has been supported by DARPA\, NS
F\, AFRL and numerous companies for research on RF and millimeter-wave fre
quency organic packages and multi-chip modules\, and RF/millimeter-wave in
tegrated circuits. He is currently a co-director of the Davis Millimeter
Wave Research Center. Recently\, his group has focused on developing orga
nic packages and modules that can provide hermeticity and reliability as c
eramic counterparts. He has published ~100 peer-reviewed papers\, several
book chapters\, and one book. Anh-Vu has served as the Chair of IEEE Mic
rowave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Technical Coordinate Committee on Micro
wave and Millimeter Packaging (2003-2006)\, and is currently the Vice Chai
r of IEEE International Microwave Symposium Technical Committee on Power A
mplifiers and Integrated Devices. He received the National Science Founda
tion CAREER Award in 2001 and the 2008 Outstanding Young Engineer Award fr
om the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. He served as a Micro
wave Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE MTT for the term 2010-2012. Anh-V
u will serve as the Technical Program Co-Chair for the 2016 IEEE Internati
onal Microwave Symposium in San Francisco. In 1997\, Anh-Vu co-founded RF
Solutions (acquired by Anadigics)\, a fabless semiconductor company provid
ing RFICs for WiFi applications. In 2008\, he co-founded Planarmag\, Inc a
nd served as the CTO. Planarmag was acquired by Tyco Eletronics in 2010.
\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141106T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141106T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141103T230324Z
LOCATION:Allen 101
SUMMARY:Hermetic packages are used to protect microwave and millimeter-wave
monolithic integrated circuits against harsh environmental conditions\, i
ncluding changes in atmospheric pressure\, humidity\, moisture\, and other
natural hazards that would otherwise disrupt electrical connections or da
mage delicate electronics. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) require
hermetic packaging to prevent against contaminating particles and moisture
. Hermetic packages have a fine helium leak rate of ~1x10-11 atm-cc/sec a
nd are known to provide the reliability in harsh environments. Current he
rmetic packages are based on metal and ceramic materials. Ceramic and me
tal packages are heavier\, bulkier\, and more expensive than organic count
erparts. At the wafer-level packaging\, high temperature wafer bonding is
used to form hermetic cavities that result in tall structures. While org
anic packaging technology cannot provide true hermeticity\, can it have a
low enough leak rate to achieve competitive reliability? This is referred
as “reliability without hermeticity” or near hermetic packaging.\n\nIn th
is presentation\, we will review the concept of hermeticity and near-herme
ticity in electronic packages. Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP)\, which has p
ermeation close to glass\, will be introduced as the next generation organ
ic material for near-hermetic packaging. We will discuss results of LCP m
aterial characterization. We will then present the development of sealing
techniques of LCP onto LCP and LCP onto semiconductor materials to form n
ear hermetic cavities for housing MEMS and MMICs. Using the newly develop
ed sealing techniques\, we will demonstrate LCP wafer-level packages\, sur
face mount packages and multi-chip modules to 40 GHz. Examples of wafer-l
evel packages include the lamination of LCP onto Si to cap or package RF M
EMS switches and a phase shifter with LCP-packaged MEMS. We will also pre
sent the development of low-loss surface mount LCP packages to 40 GHz. Th
ese surface mount packages are designed with novel feedthroughs that achie
ve a measured insertion loss of ~0.2 dB to 0.4dB up to 40 GHz and provide
embedded filters. We will discuss bond wire compensation schemes\, packag
e to printed circuit board transition design techniques\, electrical repea
tability\, and thermal performance of millimeter-wave surface mount packag
es. Reliability evaluation will be presented to demonstrate the robustnes
s and reliability of LCP packages. Examples of the environmental tests in
clude 1000 hours of 85oC and 85% humidity\, temperature cycles\, thermal s
hock\, etc. Finally\, we demonstrate the development of compact wide ban
dwidth passive components\, multi-chip modules\, and phased array antennas
in multi-layer LCP boards at Ka-band.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/liquid-crystal-polymer-m
icrowave-and-millimeter-wave-multi-layer-packages-and-modules
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1250.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141104T163210Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEvolution of Device Technologies and the Revolution
needed in Nano-Manufacturing\n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 4\, 2014 - 4:15pm t
o 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang 018 \n\nSpeaker: \n\nDr. Raj Jammy (Intermole
cular)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nAs semiconductor devices continu
e to evolve to deliver more within the power-performance-bandwidth trade-o
ff envelope\, logic and memory devices are undergoing a series of fundamen
tal transitions. When viewed individually\, these transitions seem to be n
atural evolutionary extensions of current generation technologies. However
\, optimal and cost-effective manufacturing of future nano-devices incorpo
rating these changes will require significantly different approaches. Curr
ent industry infrastructure in process\, materials\, metrology and design
tools is not geared to handle these upcoming technology needs. Revolutiona
ry changes are needed in how we research and develop next generation techn
ologies\, and identify or even design materials with desirable mechanical\
, electrical and chemical properties. High volume semiconductor manufactur
ing tools and processes that are geared for challenges in handling seeming
ly incompatible materials\, 3D device and packaging architectures\, non-de
structive nano-metrology techniques\, 3D design tools and test strategies
need to be developed.\n\n\n\n\nDr. Jammy\, is Senior Vice President\, Emer
ging Technologies at Intermolecular\, where he is responsible for leading
the effort on emerging semiconductor logic and memory technologies. Prior
to joining Intermolecular in March 2013\, Dr. Jammy was the Vice President
of Materials and Emerging Technologies at SEMATECH where he was leading t
he consortium's efforts in front‐end CMOS logic\, novel memory technologie
s\, 3D TSV interconnects and emerging beyond‐CMOS technologies with disrup
tive scaling potential. Dr. Jammy served as Director of SEMATECH's Front E
nd Processes division as an assignee from IBM between 2005 and 2008. Dr. J
ammy began his career in the industry at IBM’s Semiconductor Research and
Development Center in East Fishkill\, NY\, working on deep‐trench DRAMs\,
subsequently taking on larger technical and managerial responsibilities in
cluding managing IBM’s efforts in high‐k gate dielectrics and metal gates
at IBM T. J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights\, NY. Dr. Jammy re
ceived a doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University.
He holds more than 50 patents and is an author/co‐author of over 225 publ
ications/presentations.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141104T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141104T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141104T163220Z
LOCATION:Huang 018
SUMMARY:As semiconductor devices continue to evolve to deliver more within
the power-performance-bandwidth trade-off envelope\, logic and memory devi
ces are undergoing a series of fundamental transitions. When viewed indivi
dually\, these transitions seem to be natural evolutionary extensions of c
urrent generation technologies. However\, optimal and cost-effective manuf
acturing of future nano-devices incorporating these changes will require s
ignificantly different approaches. Current industry infrastructure in proc
ess\, materials\, metrology and design tools is not geared to handle these
upcoming technology needs. Revolutionary changes are needed in how we res
earch and develop next generation technologies\, and identify or even desi
gn materials with desirable mechanical\, electrical and chemical propertie
s. High volume semiconductor manufacturing tools and processes that are ge
ared for challenges in handling seemingly incompatible materials\, 3D devi
ce and packaging architectures\, non-destructive nano-metrology techniques
\, 3D design tools and test strategies need to be developed.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/evolution-device-technol
ogies-and-revolution-needed-nano-manufacturing
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1251.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141105T154932Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nPhotonic Radiative Cooling: Exploiting an Untapped T
hermodynamic Resource to Improve Energy Efficiency\n\n\n\nMonday\, Novembe
r 10\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nD
r. Aaswath Raman (Research Associate\, Shanhui Fan Group)\n\nAbstract / De
scription: \n\n\n\nWhile the Sun has long been understood to be a source o
f energy\, the possibility that one can use the coldness of outer space as
a renewable thermodynamic resource here on the surface of the Earth has b
een largely ignored. By using thermal radiation one can in fact access thi
s coldness by exploiting a transparency window in the atmosphere between 8
-13 µm\, which overlaps strongly with the blackbody spectrum of room tempe
rature objects. At night\, passive cooling below ambient air temperature h
as been demonstrated using a technique known as radiative cooling\, where
one uses a thermal emissive surface exposed to the sky to radiatively emit
heat to outer space through the transparency window. Peak cooling demand
however occurs during the daytime\, and is a major driver of peak electric
ity demand. Air conditioning of buildings\, for example\, accounts for 15%
of the primary energy used to generate electricity in the United States.
A passive cooling strategy that cools without any electricity input during
the day could therefore have a significant impact on global energy consum
ption. To achieve cooling one needs to be able to reach and maintain a tem
perature below the ambient air. Daytime radiative cooling below ambient un
der direct sunlight has never before been achieved because sky access duri
ng the day results in heating of the radiative cooler by the Sun.\n\nIn th
is talk\, we show how a thermal nanophotonic approach enables one\, for th
e first time\, to achieve passive radiative cooling below ambient air temp
erature during peak daylight hours. We first highlight the theoretical req
uirements necessary for daytime radiative cooling and discuss the need for
a photonic approach. We next present a nanophotonic design that has the r
equired spectral characteristics to achieve daytime radiative cooling: it
is strongly reflective over visible and near-IR wavelengths but strongly e
missive between 8 and 13 µm. We then present results of the first experime
ntal demonstration of daytime radiative cooling\, where we achieve a tempe
rature of nearly 5°C below the ambient air temperature under direct sunlig
ht. Finally\, we discuss how one can use thermal photonic approaches to pa
ssively maintain solar cells at lower temperatures\, while maintaining the
ir solar absorption\, indicating how photonic radiative cooling can improv
e a range of energy conversion processes here on Earth.\n\n\n\n\nAaswath R
aman is a Research Associate with the Ginzton Laboratory and Dept. of Elec
trical Engineering at Stanford University where he works with the group of
Professor Shanhui Fan. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stan
ford University in 2013\, and his A.B. in Physics & Astronomy and M.S. in
Computer Science from Harvard University in 2006. His research interests l
ie at the intersection of fundamental nanophotonics and new applications t
o energy efficiency and production. He has authored 18 journal articles th
at have been cited over 700 times. In 2013\, he was the recipient of the S
tanford Postdoctoral Research Award\, and in 2011\, the SPIE Green Photoni
cs Award for his work on nanophotonic light trapping for solar cells\, and
the Sir James Lougheed Award of Distinction from the Government of Albert
a\, Canada.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141110T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141110T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141105T154938Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:While the Sun has long been understood to be a source of energy\, t
he possibility that one can use the coldness of outer space as a renewable
thermodynamic resource here on the surface of the Earth has been largely
ignored. By using thermal radiation one can in fact access this coldness b
y exploiting a transparency window in the atmosphere between 8-13 µm\, whi
ch overlaps strongly with the blackbody spectrum of room temperature objec
ts. At night\, passive cooling below ambient air temperature has been demo
nstrated using a technique known as radiative cooling\, where one uses a t
hermal emissive surface exposed to the sky to radiatively emit heat to out
er space through the transparency window. Peak cooling demand however occu
rs during the daytime\, and is a major driver of peak electricity demand.
Air conditioning of buildings\, for example\, accounts for 15% of the prim
ary energy used to generate electricity in the United States. A passive co
oling strategy that cools without any electricity input during the day cou
ld therefore have a significant impact on global energy consumption. To ac
hieve cooling one needs to be able to reach and maintain a temperature bel
ow the ambient air. Daytime radiative cooling below ambient under direct s
unlight has never before been achieved because sky access during the day r
esults in heating of the radiative cooler by the Sun.\n\nIn this talk\, we
show how a thermal nanophotonic approach enables one\, for the first time
\, to achieve passive radiative cooling below ambient air temperature duri
ng peak daylight hours. We first highlight the theoretical requirements ne
cessary for daytime radiative cooling and discuss the need for a photonic
approach. We next present a nanophotonic design that has the required spec
tral characteristics to achieve daytime radiative cooling: it is strongly
reflective over visible and near-IR wavelengths but strongly emissive betw
een 8 and 13 µm. We then present results of the first experimental demonst
ration of daytime radiative cooling\, where we achieve a temperature of ne
arly 5°C below the ambient air temperature under direct sunlight. Finally\
, we discuss how one can use thermal photonic approaches to passively main
tain solar cells at lower temperatures\, while maintaining their solar abs
orption\, indicating how photonic radiative cooling can improve a range of
energy conversion processes here on Earth.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/optics-electronics-semin
ar-photonic-radiative-cooling-exploiting-untapped
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1252.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141105T155609Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nMonday\, November 17\, 2014 - 4:00pm to 5
:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nYoshi Yamamoto (Stanford E
E and AP/Ginzton Lab)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTBA\n\n\n\n\nYosh
i Yamamoto\, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics/Ginzt
on Lab\, Stanford University\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141117T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141117T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141105T155616Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/optics-electronics-semin
ar-yoshi-yamamoto-stanford
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1253.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141105T155813Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nDirect Laser Cooling and Trapping of Diatomic Molecu
les\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 19\, 2014 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n
\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDavid DeMille (Yale)\n\nAbstract / Descripti
on: \n\n\n\nIt was long considered a practical impossibility to extend the
methods of laser cooling and trapping to diatomic molecules. Here\, unlik
e in atoms\, photon absorption can excite internal degrees of freedom (vib
ration and rotation)\, which both interrupts the optical cycling needed fo
r motional cooling and leads to internal-state heating. We have recently d
emonstrated that\, nevertheless\, methods like those of standard atomic la
ser cooling and trapping can be applied to some molecules. We have achieve
d sub-Doppler cooling in 1-D\, radiation pressure slowing and stopping of
a molecular beam\, and 3-D magneto-optical trapping of SrF molecules. This
promises to open a wide range of scientific applications from precision m
easurements\, to quantum information and quantum simulation\, to precise c
ontrol over chemical reactions.\n\n\n\n\nDavid DeMille\, Professor of Phys
ics\, Yale University\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141119T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141119T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141117T162328Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:It was long considered a practical impossibility to extend the meth
ods of laser cooling and trapping to diatomic molecules. Here\, unlike in
atoms\, photon absorption can excite internal degrees of freedom (vibratio
n and rotation)\, which both interrupts the optical cycling needed for mot
ional cooling and leads to internal-state heating. We have recently demons
trated that\, nevertheless\, methods like those of standard atomic laser c
ooling and trapping can be applied to some molecules. We have achieved sub
-Doppler cooling in 1-D\, radiation pressure slowing and stopping of a mol
ecular beam\, and 3-D magneto-optical trapping of SrF molecules. This prom
ises to open a wide range of scientific applications from precision measur
ements\, to quantum information and quantum simulation\, to precise contro
l over chemical reactions.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/optics-electronics-semin
ar-direct-laser-cooling-and-trapping-diatomic-molecules
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1254.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141105T160139Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nMagnetic Excitations in Spinor Bose-Einstein Condens
ates\n\n\n\nMonday\, December 1\, 2014 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSp
ilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDan M. Stamper-Kurn (UC Berkeley)\n\nAbstract /
Description: \n\n\n\nThe quantum degenerate spinor Bose gas is a new mater
ial characterized by both magnetic and superfluid order. Like other ordere
d magnetic materials\, the gas supports magnon excitations\, which are the
Nambu-Goldstone bosons associated with the spontaneous breaking of rotati
onal symmetry. We have developed techniques to create and image magnon exc
itations in ferromagnetic rubidium spinor condensates. At short times afte
r their creation\, magnons are observed to propagate coherently\, allowing
us to measure their energy dispersion with high precision through interfe
rometry. Using high-resolution spin-sensitive imaging\, we measure the mag
non spectrum to be gapped due to magnetic dipole interactions (as it often
is in magnetic solids). At longer times\, the magnons thermalize. We show
that this thermalization allows one to measure the temperature of highly
degenerate gases\, and to reduce this temperature further by a new form of
evaporative cooling.\n\n\n\n\nDan M. Stamper-Kurn\, Professor of Physics\
, UC Berkeley\, Materials Science Division\, Lawrence Berkeley National La
boratory\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141201T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141201T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141105T160147Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:The quantum degenerate spinor Bose gas is a new material characteri
zed by both magnetic and superfluid order. Like other ordered magnetic mat
erials\, the gas supports magnon excitations\, which are the Nambu-Goldsto
ne bosons associated with the spontaneous breaking of rotational symmetry.
We have developed techniques to create and image magnon excitations in fe
rromagnetic rubidium spinor condensates. At short times after their creati
on\, magnons are observed to propagate coherently\, allowing us to measure
their energy dispersion with high precision through interferometry. Using
high-resolution spin-sensitive imaging\, we measure the magnon spectrum t
o be gapped due to magnetic dipole interactions (as it often is in magneti
c solids). At longer times\, the magnons thermalize. We show that this the
rmalization allows one to measure the temperature of highly degenerate gas
es\, and to reduce this temperature further by a new form of evaporative c
ooling.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/optics-electronics-semin
ar-magnetic-excitations-spinor-bose-einstein-condensates
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1256.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141105T160845Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nMonday\, February 2\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:
15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nOskar Painter (Caltech)\n\n
Abstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTBA\n\n\n\n\nOskar Painter\, Professor of
Applied Physics\, Caltech\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150202T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150202T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141105T160850Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/optics-electronics-semin
ar-oskar-painter-caltech
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1257.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141105T162441Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nExploring Strongly Correlated Matter with Multimode
Cavity QED\n\n\n\nMonday\, March 2\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n
\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAlicia Kollár (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Descr
iption: \n\n\n\nTentative Abstract: The last 10-15 years have seen huge ad
vances in the use of ultra-cold atoms techniques to study strongly correla
ted physics. The combination of laser cooling and optical lattices has all
owed experimentalists to create clean\, cold\, and tunable artificial crys
tals of atoms and light. These systems provide an excellent platform in wh
ich to study fundamental underpinnings of materials physics involving dege
nerate Bose and Fermi gasses in rigid periodic potentials. I will discuss
current experimental work in Lev Lab studying a multimode cavity QED syste
m that gives rise to a novel kind of dynamical optical lattice which will
generate a smecticly ordered superfluid state of 87Rb. Finally\, I will di
scuss future work to generate glassy ordered states.\n\n\n\n\nAlicia Kollá
r\, Graduate Student in Applied Physics\, Stanford University\n\n\nConfere
nce
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150302T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150302T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141105T162446Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:Tentative Abstract: The last 10-15 years have seen huge advances in
the use of ultra-cold atoms techniques to study strongly correlated physi
cs. The combination of laser cooling and optical lattices has allowed expe
rimentalists to create clean\, cold\, and tunable artificial crystals of a
toms and light. These systems provide an excellent platform in which to st
udy fundamental underpinnings of materials physics involving degenerate Bo
se and Fermi gasses in rigid periodic potentials. I will discuss current e
xperimental work in Lev Lab studying a multimode cavity QED system that gi
ves rise to a novel kind of dynamical optical lattice which will generate
a smecticly ordered superfluid state of 87Rb. Finally\, I will discuss fut
ure work to generate glassy ordered states.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/optics-electronics-semin
ar-exploring-strongly-correlated-matter-multimode-cavity-qed
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1259.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141105T162935Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nMonday\, May 11\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm
\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nRob Schoelkopf (Yale)\n\nAbstra
ct / Description: \n\n\n\nTBA\n\n\n\n\nRob Schoelkopf\, Professor of Appli
ed Physics and Physics\, Yale University\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150511T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150511T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141105T162940Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/optics-electronics-semin
ar-rob-schoelkopf-yale
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1260.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141105T163217Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nUltracold Molecules in Crystals of Light: A Highly T
unable System for Exploring Novel Materials and Quantum Physics\n\n\n\nMon
day\, June 1\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeake
r: \n\nLincoln Carr (Colorado School of Mines)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nUltracold molecules at sub-microKelvin temperatures and trapped in
crystals of light (optical lattices) present a new regime of physical che
mistry and a new state of matter: complex dipolar matter. We present model
s for the quantum many-body statics and dynamics of present experiments on
polar bi-alkali dimer molecules. We are developing and will discuss Hamil
tonians and simulations for upcoming experiments on dimers beyond the alka
li metals\, including biologically and chemically important naturally occu
rring free radicals like the hydroxyl free radical (OH)\, as well as symme
tric top polyatomic molecules like methyl fluoride (CH3F). These systems o
ffer surprising opportunities in modeling and design of new materials\, in
addition to well-known exciting possibilities in quantum computing applic
ations. For example\, symmetric top polyatomics can be used to study quant
um molecular magnets and quantum liquid crystals. Our numerical method of
choice is massively parallel high performance computing via variational ma
trix-product-state (MPS) algorithms\, a highly successful form of data com
pression used to treat lowly entangled dynamics and statics of many-body s
ystems with large Hilbert spaces\; we supplement our calculations with exa
ct diagonalization and simpler variational\, perturbative\, and other appr
oaches. We use MPS algorithms not only to produce experimentally measurabl
e quantum phase diagrams but also to explore the dynamical interplay betwe
en internal and external degrees of freedom inherent in complex dipolar ma
tter. Our group maintains open source code (openTEBD and openMPS) availabl
e freely and used widely. We have worked and will continue to work closely
with experimentalists throughout our projects\, and make detailed use of
ultracold molecular properties and constants to provide concrete and accur
ate explanations\, guidance\, and inspiration.\n\n[1] Kenji Maeda\, M. L.
Wall\, and L. D. Carr\, ''Hyperfine structure of OH molecule in electric a
nd magnetic fields\,'' New J. Phys.\, under review\, arXiv:1410.3849 (2014
)[2] M. L. Wall\, Kenji Maeda\, and L. D. Carr\, ''Realizing unconventiona
l quantum magnetism with symmetric top molecules\,'' New J. Phys.\, under
review\, arXiv:1410.4226 (2014)[3] M. L. Wall\, Kenji Maeda\, and L. D. Ca
rr\, ''Simulating quantum magnets with symmetric top molecules\,'' Ann. Ph
ys. (Berlin) 525\, 845 (2013)[4] M. L. Wall\, E. Bekaroglu and L. D. Carr\
, ''The Molecular Hubbard Hamiltonian: Field Regimes and Molecular Species
\,'' Phys. Rev. A\, 88\, 023605 (2013)[5] M. L. Wall and L. D. Carr\, ''Ou
t of equilibrium dynamics with Matrix Product States\,'' New J. Phys. 14\,
125015 (2012)[6] L. D. Carr\, David DeMille\, Roman V. Krems\, and Jun Ye
\, ''Cold and Ultracold Molecules: Science\, Technology\, and Applications
\,'' New J. Phys. 11\, 055049 (2009)\n\n\n\n\nLincoln Carr\, Professor of
Physics\, Colorado School of Mines\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150601T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150601T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141105T163222Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:Ultracold molecules at sub-microKelvin temperatures and trapped in
crystals of light (optical lattices) present a new regime of physical chem
istry and a new state of matter: complex dipolar matter. We present models
for the quantum many-body statics and dynamics of present experiments on
polar bi-alkali dimer molecules. We are developing and will discuss Hamilt
onians and simulations for upcoming experiments on dimers beyond the alkal
i metals\, including biologically and chemically important naturally occur
ring free radicals like the hydroxyl free radical (OH)\, as well as symmet
ric top polyatomic molecules like methyl fluoride (CH3F). These systems of
fer surprising opportunities in modeling and design of new materials\, in
addition to well-known exciting possibilities in quantum computing applica
tions. For example\, symmetric top polyatomics can be used to study quantu
m molecular magnets and quantum liquid crystals. Our numerical method of c
hoice is massively parallel high performance computing via variational mat
rix-product-state (MPS) algorithms\, a highly successful form of data comp
ression used to treat lowly entangled dynamics and statics of many-body sy
stems with large Hilbert spaces\; we supplement our calculations with exac
t diagonalization and simpler variational\, perturbative\, and other appro
aches. We use MPS algorithms not only to produce experimentally measurable
quantum phase diagrams but also to explore the dynamical interplay betwee
n internal and external degrees of freedom inherent in complex dipolar mat
ter. Our group maintains open source code (openTEBD and openMPS) available
freely and used widely. We have worked and will continue to work closely
with experimentalists throughout our projects\, and make detailed use of u
ltracold molecular properties and constants to provide concrete and accura
te explanations\, guidance\, and inspiration.\n\n[1] Kenji Maeda\, M. L. W
all\, and L. D. Carr\, ''Hyperfine structure of OH molecule in electric an
d magnetic fields\,'' New J. Phys.\, under review\, arXiv:1410.3849 (2014)
[2] M. L. Wall\, Kenji Maeda\, and L. D. Carr\, ''Realizing unconventional
quantum magnetism with symmetric top molecules\,'' New J. Phys.\, under r
eview\, arXiv:1410.4226 (2014)[3] M. L. Wall\, Kenji Maeda\, and L. D. Car
r\, ''Simulating quantum magnets with symmetric top molecules\,'' Ann. Phy
s. (Berlin) 525\, 845 (2013)[4] M. L. Wall\, E. Bekaroglu and L. D. Carr\,
''The Molecular Hubbard Hamiltonian: Field Regimes and Molecular Species\
,'' Phys. Rev. A\, 88\, 023605 (2013)[5] M. L. Wall and L. D. Carr\, ''Out
of equilibrium dynamics with Matrix Product States\,'' New J. Phys. 14\,
125015 (2012)[6] L. D. Carr\, David DeMille\, Roman V. Krems\, and Jun Ye\
, ''Cold and Ultracold Molecules: Science\, Technology\, and Applications\
,'' New J. Phys. 11\, 055049 (2009)
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/optics-electronics-semin
ar-ultracold-molecules-crystals-light-highly-tunable-system
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1263.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141110T162047Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nThe Unexpectedly Common Traumatic Brain Injury We Co
ntinue to Ignore\n\n\n\nMonday\, November 17\, 2014 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\n
Venue: \n\nAllenX Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nJeffrey Rogers\n\nAbstract /
Description: \n\n\n\nWhile the risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI) has re
cently become a health focus in athletics and militaries worldwide\, data
from fielding over 150\,000 individually wearable sensors for monitoring h
azardous events question common assumptions about the sources of those ris
ks. This talk will review the development and fielding of a sensor system
to record TBI events. Findings from two years of use by high-risk military
and first responder groups will be discussed. A representative set of the
over 5\,000 recorded events will be reviewed\, along with detailed event
recreations. This will include data from the first recorded improvised exp
losive device (IED) attack and from training operations of civilian first
responders. While the expected inertial and blast exposures are observed\,
the majority of the hazardous exposures are found to be unreported traini
ng events. These events will be discussed\, along with future research dir
ections.\n\n\n\n\nJeffrey Rogers is currently a Director of Engineering at
Google responsible for a healthcare technology focus. Prior to joining Go
ogle he held positions as a program manager in the Microsystems Technology
Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and simul
taneously as faculty in Control and Dynamical Systems at California Instit
ute of Technology (2005-2008) and a scientist at HRL Laboratories (2001-20
08). He received a Ph.D. in Physics from Georgia Institute of Technology i
n 2001\, an M.S. from Emory University focused on condensed matter/complex
systems\, and an M.S. focused on Applied Math and Computational Physics a
nd B.S. in Physics from Florida Atlantic University.\n\nDr. Rogers combine
s basic research in nonlinear dynamics\, mesoscopic physics\, and far-from
equilibrium systems to address health challenges. In 2014 he received the
Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service and was named a
finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal in Science & En
vironment.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141117T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141117T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141110T162056Z
LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:While the risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI) has recently become
a health focus in athletics and militaries worldwide\, data from fielding
over 150\,000 individually wearable sensors for monitoring hazardous event
s question common assumptions about the sources of those risks. This talk
will review the development and fielding of a sensor system to record TBI
events. Findings from two years of use by high-risk military and first res
ponder groups will be discussed. A representative set of the over 5\,000 r
ecorded events will be reviewed\, along with detailed event recreations. T
his will include data from the first recorded improvised explosive device
(IED) attack and from training operations of civilian first responders. Wh
ile the expected inertial and blast exposures are observed\, the majority
of the hazardous exposures are found to be unreported training events. The
se events will be discussed\, along with future research directions.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/unexpectedly-common-trau
matic-brain-injury-we-continue-ignore
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1264.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141110T162316Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nNanomanufacturing: Science\, Technology and Manufact
uring Practice\n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 11\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nV
enue: \n\nHuang 018 \n\nSpeaker: \n\nSrinivas Rao (Phoenix Venture Partner
s)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nGood science\, great technology and
rapid innovation are the key attributes of a successful organization. Grea
t organizations keep up with change by re-inventing themselves. Manufactur
ing frequently thought of as 'processes for making goods on a large scale'
is erroneous and is dated.\n\nManufacture is rightfully value creation\,
and encompasses methods of realization post ideation. Volume flow within m
anufacturing is shifting towards mass customization. Batch size is shrinki
ng\, part identity\, traceability\, process flow\, manufacturing geographi
es\, supply chain all are taking on new meaning. Product foot-print is bei
ng redefined with the onset of wearables and IoT's. These are indeed wonde
rful times!\n\nThis presentation will begin with an insight to the start-u
p scene through the eyes of a venture partner. With a briefing on a few st
art-ups the author will provide insight on a few emerging technology pathw
ays that could address needs in the manufacturing environment.\n\n\n\n\nSr
inivas Rao is Entrepreneur in residence and Chief Commercialization Office
r at Phoenix Venture Partners\, a leading venture capital firm that invest
s in and partners with entrepreneurs to commercialize breakthrough Advance
d Materials Innovation. He also serves as President and CEO of Senova Syst
ems\, a venture backed start-up that is bringing to market the industry fi
rst non-glass solid state calibration-free pH sensor.\n\nSrinivas is an in
dustry leader with a distinguished track record of material science techno
logy development and commercialization. Until recently\, he was Vice Presi
dent of Corporate Technology at Flextronics International\, Ltd. (NASDAQ:
FLEX)\, a multi-billion dollar\, global provider of vertically integrated
advanced design and electronics manufacturing services. Earlier in his car
eer\, he was Vice President of Technology at Solectron Corporation\, where
he was responsible for engineering and product development\, helping grow
the company from $190 million to $22 billion in revenues and from one sit
e to over 70 sites worldwide. Dr. Rao has held senior technical\, research
and management positions at Raychem\, Eastman Kodak Research Laboratories
and RCA Laboratories\, where he received RCA's Outstanding Achievement Aw
ard.\n\nDr. Rao is a distinguished alumnus of Indian Institute of Technolo
gy Madras where he earned a B.Tech degree in Metallurgical Engineering\, a
nd an MS and PhD in Metallurgy and Materials Science from the Stevens Inst
itute of Technology\, Hoboken\, NJ. He holds numerous patents\, author of
numerous papers and review chapters. He has also held distinguished positi
ons in several technical organizations and served on the Blue Ribbon Task
Force on Nanotechnology for the State of California (2005).\n\n\nConferenc
e
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141111T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141111T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141110T162325Z
LOCATION:Huang 018
SUMMARY:Good science\, great technology and rapid innovation are the key at
tributes of a successful organization. Great organizations keep up with ch
ange by re-inventing themselves. Manufacturing frequently thought of as 'p
rocesses for making goods on a large scale' is erroneous and is dated.\n\n
Manufacture is rightfully value creation\, and encompasses methods of real
ization post ideation. Volume flow within manufacturing is shifting toward
s mass customization. Batch size is shrinking\, part identity\, traceabili
ty\, process flow\, manufacturing geographies\, supply chain all are takin
g on new meaning. Product foot-print is being redefined with the onset of
wearables and IoT's. These are indeed wonderful times!\n\nThis presentatio
n will begin with an insight to the start-up scene through the eyes of a v
enture partner. With a briefing on a few start-ups the author will provide
insight on a few emerging technology pathways that could address needs in
the manufacturing environment.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/nanomanufacturing-scienc
e-technology-and-manufacturing-practice
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1265.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141110T172854Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSystemX / CIS Fall Meeting\n\n\n\nTuesday\, November
11\, 2014 - 8:45am to 6:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nLi Ka Shing Center and Paul G.
Allen Annex\n\nSpeaker: \n\nVarious\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nSe
ating is limited\, so if you would like to attend\, please contact Corinne
Beck corinneb@cis.stanford.edu.Agenda\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141111T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141111T180000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141110T173703Z
LOCATION:Li Ka Shing Center and Paul G. Allen Annex
SUMMARY:Seating is limited\, so if you would like to attend\, please contac
t Corinne Beck corinneb@cis.stanford.edu.Agenda
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/systemx-cis-fall-meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1266.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141110T173632Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSystemX / CIS Fall Meeting\n\n\n\nWednesday\, Novemb
er 12\, 2014 - 9:00am to 3:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nLi Ka Shing Center and Paul
G. Allen Annex\n\nSpeaker: \n\nVarious\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\n
Seating is limited\, so if you would like to attend\, please contact Corin
ne Beck corinneb@cis.stanford.edu.Agenda\n\n\n\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141112T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141112T153000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141110T173636Z
LOCATION:Li Ka Shing Center and Paul G. Allen Annex
SUMMARY:Seating is limited\, so if you would like to attend\, please contac
t Corinne Beck corinneb@cis.stanford.edu.Agenda
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/systemx-cis-fall-meeting
-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1267.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141110T181257Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nRegularized and contextualized spectral clustering\n
\n\n\nTuesday\, November 11\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSloan
Mathematics Building 01-380 Room 380C\n\nSpeaker: \n\nKarl Rohe (Universit
y of Wisconsin-Madison)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nIn network data
\, relationships can be observed (e.g.\, as in a social network) or be bui
lt bysome similarity function (e.g.\, between data points in euclidean spa
ce). To find clustersin such data\, spectral clustering utilizes the eigen
vectors of a similarity matrix\, where the(i\, j)th element measures the s
imilarity between points i and j. Unfortunately\, the standardspectral clu
stering algorithm fails when the similarity matrix is sparse (a common reg
ime).This talk will first discuss how a regularized spectral clustering al
gorithm can correct forthe problems created by this failure. The statistic
al improvements from regularizationare apparent in practice. The talk will
theoretically characterize the improvement fromregularization under the d
egree corrected Stochastic Blockmodel. The talk will also discusscontextua
lized spectral clustering in which the actors in the network have attribut
es thatcorrelate with the communities in the social network. We study the
misclustering rateof our proposed algorithm under a joint mixture model on
the network and the nodecovariates\; this characterizes the algorithm as
a statistical estimator. Applications with a1\,000\,000 node DTI neuroconn
ectome and a 4\,000\,000 node online social network motivatethe analysis.
\n\nCookies served at 3:45pm\, 1st floor Lounge.\n\n\n\n\nKarl Rohe\, Depa
rtment of Statistics\, University of Wisconsin-Madison\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141111T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141111T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141110T181405Z
LOCATION:Sloan Mathematics Building 01-380 Room 380C
SUMMARY:In network data\, relationships can be observed (e.g.\, as in a soc
ial network) or be built bysome similarity function (e.g.\, between data p
oints in euclidean space). To find clustersin such data\, spectral cluster
ing utilizes the eigenvectors of a similarity matrix\, where the(i\, j)th
element measures the similarity between points i and j. Unfortunately\, th
e standardspectral clustering algorithm fails when the similarity matrix i
s sparse (a common regime).This talk will first discuss how a regularized
spectral clustering algorithm can correct forthe problems created by this
failure. The statistical improvements from regularizationare apparent in p
ractice. The talk will theoretically characterize the improvement fromregu
larization under the degree corrected Stochastic Blockmodel. The talk will
also discusscontextualized spectral clustering in which the actors in the
network have attributes thatcorrelate with the communities in the social
network. We study the misclustering rateof our proposed algorithm under a
joint mixture model on the network and the nodecovariates\; this character
izes the algorithm as a statistical estimator. Applications with a1\,000\,
000 node DTI neuroconnectome and a 4\,000\,000 node online social network
motivatethe analysis.\n\nCookies served at 3:45pm\, 1st floor Lounge.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/statistics-seminar-regul
arized-and-contextualized-spectral-clustering
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1268.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141110T183045Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 18\, 2014 - 4:15pm to
5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSloan Mathematics Building 380 Room 380C\n\nSpeaker:
\n\nStefan Wager\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTBA\n\n\nStatistics De
partment Seminar\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141118T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141118T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141110T183407Z
LOCATION:Sloan Mathematics Building 380 Room 380C
SUMMARY:TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/statistics-seminar-stefa
n-wager-stanford
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1269.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141110T183323Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\n Optimal Inference After Model Selection\n\n\n\nTues
day\, December 2\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSloan Mathematics
Building 380 Room 380C\n\nSpeaker: \n\nWill Fithian (Stanford)\n\nAbstrac
t / Description: \n\n\n\nTo perform inference after model selection\, we p
ropose controlling the selective type I error\; i.e.\, the error rate of a
test given that it was performed. By doing so\, we recover long-run frequ
ency properties among selected hypotheses analogous to those that apply in
the classical (non-adaptive) context. Our proposal is closely related to
data splitting and has a similar intuitive justification\, but is more pow
erful. Exploiting the classical theory of Lehmann and Scheffe (1955)\, we
derive most powerful unbiased selective tests and confidence intervals for
inference in exponential family models after arbitrary selection procedur
es. For linear regression\, we derive new selective z-tests that generaliz
e recent proposals for inference after model selection and improve on thei
r power\, and new selective t-tests that do not require knowledge of the e
rror variance σ2.\n\nThis is based on joint work with Dennis Sun and Jonat
han Taylor\n\n\nStatistics Department Seminar\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141202T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141202T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20141201T171408Z
LOCATION:Sloan Mathematics Building 380 Room 380C
SUMMARY:To perform inference after model selection\, we propose controlling
the selective type I error\; i.e.\, the error rate of a test given that i
t was performed. By doing so\, we recover long-run frequency properties am
ong selected hypotheses analogous to those that apply in the classical (no
n-adaptive) context. Our proposal is closely related to data splitting and
has a similar intuitive justification\, but is more powerful. Exploiting
the classical theory of Lehmann and Scheffe (1955)\, we derive most powerf
ul unbiased selective tests and confidence intervals for inference in expo
nential family models after arbitrary selection procedures. For linear reg
ression\, we derive new selective z-tests that generalize recent proposals
for inference after model selection and improve on their power\, and new
selective t-tests that do not require knowledge of the error variance σ2.
\n\nThis is based on joint work with Dennis Sun and Jonathan Taylor
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/statistics-seminar-optim
al-inference-after-model-selection
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1270.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141110T212930Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEE Undergraduate Event\n\n\n\nMonday\, November 10\,
2014 - 4:15pm to 6:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProfess
or Dutton\; student speakers\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nUndergradu
ate Event\n\nPlease join us to hear presentations from undergraduates and
discover if EE is right for you.Presentations will be from 4:15pm-5:05pm i
n Packard 101 and the networking event will be held in the Packard Atrium
from 5:05pm-6:00pmAny undergraduate student is invited to attend the prese
ntation about EE as an undergraduate major. There will be several student
speakers and a Q&A session.Dinner will be served from Cafe Taxim.\n\n\n\n
\n\nConference\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141110T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141110T180000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141110T212936Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Undergraduate Event\n\nPlease join us to hear presentations from un
dergraduates and discover if EE is right for you.Presentations will be fro
m 4:15pm-5:05pm in Packard 101 and the networking event will be held in th
e Packard Atrium from 5:05pm-6:00pmAny undergraduate student is invited to
attend the presentation about EE as an undergraduate major. There will be
several student speakers and a Q&A session.Dinner will be served from Caf
e Taxim.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/ee-undergraduate-event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1271.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141111T164133Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEE Community\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 12\, 2014 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard\, 2nd floor kitchen\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nGSEE\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTake a break this Wednesday afte
rnoon to enjoy some beverages\, snacks\, and conversation!\n\nAll members
of the EE community - students\, faculty\, and staff - are welcome.\n\nDon
't forget to bring a reusable mug if you have one.\n\nHope to see you ther
e!\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Students in Electrical Engineering (GSEE)The graduate
student body of the Electrical Engineering department at Stanford Univers
ity aims to improve student life and strengthen our communication with fac
ulty and administration within the department. GSEE's mission is to create
an atmosphere of support as well as leverage resources for the academic a
nd personal development of graduate students within the EE department.\n\n
\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141112T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141112T160000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141111T164143Z
LOCATION:Packard\, 2nd floor kitchen
SUMMARY:Take a break this Wednesday afternoon to enjoy some beverages\, sna
cks\, and conversation!\n\nAll members of the EE community - students\, fa
culty\, and staff - are welcome.\n\nDon't forget to bring a reusable mug i
f you have one.\n\nHope to see you there!
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/gsee-afternoon-tea
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1272.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141111T192129Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider\n\n\n
\nTuesday\, November 18\, 2014 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 1
43\n\nSpeaker: \n\nLauren Tompkins (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nSPRC Women in Science Seminar\n\nThe Large Hadron Collider\, an ac
celerator in Switzerland which collides protons at the highest person-made
energies in history\, is trying to uncover the fundamental structure of m
atter and our universe. To do so\, it produces roughly 100 terabytes of da
ta per second. The experiments can only record 1 gigabyte per second. In t
his talk\, I'll describe how we use fast algorithms in custom electronics
to decide which of the 0.001% of collisions to keep and how we know that w
e aren't throwing away valuable Higgs bosons\, dark matter particles or ot
her messengers of new physics.\n\nLunch will be provided for registered at
tendees\n\nRSVP here\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Lauren Tompkins received her B.A.
in physics and mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley i
n 2004. She then spent one year as a Fulbright scholar at Le Laboratoire d
e l'Accélérateur Linéaire in Orsay\, France\, before returning to UC Berke
ley for graduate school. After receiving her PhD from Berkeley in 2011\, s
he joined the University of Chicago as a postdoctoral scholar. In the fall
of 2013 she was the Enrico Fermi Institute's Arthur M. Compton Lecturer.
Her appointment with Stanford began in the Fall of 2014.\n\n\nRSVP require
d\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141118T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141118T130000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141111T192136Z
LOCATION:Spilker 143
SUMMARY:SPRC Women in Science Seminar\n\nThe Large Hadron Collider\, an acc
elerator in Switzerland which collides protons at the highest person-made
energies in history\, is trying to uncover the fundamental structure of ma
tter and our universe. To do so\, it produces roughly 100 terabytes of dat
a per second. The experiments can only record 1 gigabyte per second. In th
is talk\, I'll describe how we use fast algorithms in custom electronics t
o decide which of the 0.001% of collisions to keep and how we know that we
aren't throwing away valuable Higgs bosons\, dark matter particles or oth
er messengers of new physics.\n\nLunch will be provided for registered att
endees\n\nRSVP here
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/atlas-experiment-large-h
adron-collider
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1274.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141117T151113Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nLaser Khet Tournament\n\n\n\nFriday\, November 21\,
2014 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard Atrium\n\nSpeaker: \n\n sing
le elimination tournament\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nEver wanted t
o defeat your most fearsome opponents with laser beams? Well\, now you can
! Join us for the first annual Laser Khet tournament in Packard atrium. Fo
r those who haven't played it before\, Laser Khet is a variant of chess th
at includes beam splitters\, mirrors\, and lasers!\n\nDrinks and snacks wi
ll be provided\, and the winner of the tournament will walk home with his
or her very own Laser Khet board game (batteries included)!\n\nEven if you
aren't interested in playing\, feel free to drop by and cheer on your com
rades!\n\nThis will be a single elimination tournament with two games runn
ing simultaneously. Each turn will be limited to 30 seconds. If you would
like to have some practice before the games\, feel free to come half an ho
ur early\, and we can go over the rules or play a quick friendly match.\n
\nFor those that would like to enter\, please sign up through the followin
g link before Thursday at 11:59pm:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1P3Hf5hS
POpIZ1dJVtq7RDAk9vmr3BG4PSFOndzOpZaM/viewform\n\n\n\n\nSponsired by OSA So
cial Committee\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141121T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141121T190000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141121T210148Z
LOCATION:Packard Atrium
SUMMARY:Ever wanted to defeat your most fearsome opponents with laser beams
? Well\, now you can! Join us for the first annual Laser Khet tournament i
n Packard atrium. For those who haven't played it before\, Laser Khet is a
variant of chess that includes beam splitters\, mirrors\, and lasers!\n\n
Drinks and snacks will be provided\, and the winner of the tournament will
walk home with his or her very own Laser Khet board game (batteries inclu
ded)!\n\nEven if you aren't interested in playing\, feel free to drop by a
nd cheer on your comrades!\n\nThis will be a single elimination tournament
with two games running simultaneously. Each turn will be limited to 30 se
conds. If you would like to have some practice before the games\, feel fre
e to come half an hour early\, and we can go over the rules or play a quic
k friendly match.\n\nFor those that would like to enter\, please sign up t
hrough the following link before Thursday at 11:59pm:https://docs.google.c
om/forms/d/1P3Hf5hSPOpIZ1dJVtq7RDAk9vmr3BG4PSFOndzOpZaM/viewform
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/laser-khet-tournament-pl
s-note-time-change
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1275.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141117T151555Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTrust-Tech: A Novel Paradigm for Nonlinear Optimizat
ion and Practical Applications\n\n\n\nMonday\, November 17\, 2014 - 1:00pm
to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProfessor Hsiao-Dong Chi
ang (Cornell University)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nOptimization t
echnology has practical applications in almost every branch of science\, b
usiness and technology. Indeed\, a large variety of the quantitative issue
s such as decision-making\, design\, operation\, planning\, and scheduling
arising in science\, engineering\, and economics can be perceived and mod
eled as nonlinear optimization problems. The solution space (i.e. search s
pace) of nonlinear optimization problems generally contains only one globa
l optimal solution and many local optimal solutions. The values of an obje
ctive function at local optimal solutions and at the global optimal soluti
on may differ significantly. Hence\, from a practical viewpoint\, there ar
e strong motivations to develop effective methods for finding the global o
ptimal solution. In this talk\, I will present a novel paradigm\, termed T
rust-Tech\, for nonlinear optimization. The theoretical basis for and prac
tical applications of Trust-Tech to Optimal Power Flow of two major utilit
ies will also be presented.\n\n\n\n\nDr. Chiang's research effort is focus
ed on nonlinear theory\, nonlinear computation and applications to electri
c circuits\, systems\, signals and images over several years\, Dr. Chiang
and his team collectively develop a practical package\, called SecureSuite
tm\, for power grid security assessment\, enhancement and applications. Th
e SecureSuite\, currently applicable to 100\,000-bus power systems\, inclu
de TEPCO-BCU\, BCU-DSA package\, VSA&E package. VSA&E is an integrated pac
kage developed for voltage security assessment\, enhancement and preventiv
e control in real-time mode or on-line study mode\, VSA &E has been operat
ional for several years at the top two utilities in the USA. Dr. Chiang an
d his research team have published over 350 refereed papers and been award
ed 11 US patents and 4 oversea patents. His book\, 'Direct Methods for Pow
er System Stability Analysis: Theoretical Foundations\, BCU Methodology an
d Practical Applications' was published by Wiley and IEEE Press in 2010. H
is second book\, 'Stability Regions of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Theory
\, Estimation and Applications' will be published by Cambridge Press.\n\n
\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141117T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141117T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141117T151600Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 101
SUMMARY:Optimization technology has practical applications in almost every
branch of science\, business and technology. Indeed\, a large variety of t
he quantitative issues such as decision-making\, design\, operation\, plan
ning\, and scheduling arising in science\, engineering\, and economics can
be perceived and modeled as nonlinear optimization problems. The solution
space (i.e. search space) of nonlinear optimization problems generally co
ntains only one global optimal solution and many local optimal solutions.
The values of an objective function at local optimal solutions and at the
global optimal solution may differ significantly. Hence\, from a practical
viewpoint\, there are strong motivations to develop effective methods for
finding the global optimal solution. In this talk\, I will present a nove
l paradigm\, termed Trust-Tech\, for nonlinear optimization. The theoretic
al basis for and practical applications of Trust-Tech to Optimal Power Flo
w of two major utilities will also be presented.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-trust-tech-nov
el-paradigm-nonlinear-optimization-and-practical-applications
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1276.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141117T152609Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nNavigating Optics Coursework at Stanford \n\n\n\nWed
nesday\, November 19\, 2014 - 2:50pm to 4:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 317\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nPanelists\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe panelists
are optics PhD students and postdocs from various departments who will be
discussing the influence of Stanford courses on their educational and rese
arch interests.\n\nThis event is mostly geared toward 1st and 2nd year gra
duate students interested in optics research. We are attempting to cover c
ourses APPPHYS 203\, 304\, 387\, PHYSICS 321\, EE 134\, 136\, 223\, 234\,
236A-C\, 331\, 332\, 336\, 340\, 346\, MATSCI 199.\n\nIf you are planning
on joining us\, please RSVP at the link below\, to give us an idea how man
y refreshments to preparehttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xyDQ9AS7a9LZJ7fB
Mz5MC-_kDTnvftC9_QPuxTBOBWM/viewform.\n\nSponsored by Stanford Optical Soc
iety and Stanford Photonics Research Center\n\n\nConference\nGraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141119T145000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141119T160000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141119T205251Z
LOCATION:Spilker 317
SUMMARY:The panelists are optics PhD students and postdocs from various dep
artments who will be discussing the influence of Stanford courses on their
educational and research interests.\n\nThis event is mostly geared toward
1st and 2nd year graduate students interested in optics research. We are
attempting to cover courses APPPHYS 203\, 304\, 387\, PHYSICS 321\, EE 134
\, 136\, 223\, 234\, 236A-C\, 331\, 332\, 336\, 340\, 346\, MATSCI 199.\n
\nIf you are planning on joining us\, please RSVP at the link below\, to g
ive us an idea how many refreshments to preparehttps://docs.google.com/for
ms/d/1xyDQ9AS7a9LZJ7fBMz5MC-_kDTnvftC9_QPuxTBOBWM/viewform.\n\nSponsored b
y Stanford Optical Society and Stanford Photonics Research Center
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/navigating-optics-course
work-stanford
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1279.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141118T210315Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nContext-Adaptive Communication Systems - A solution
to the energy-gap for a smart connected world?\n\n\n\nThursday\, November
20\, 2014 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllen 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nShrey
as Sen (Senior Research Scientist)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThro
ugh decades of scaling the size of computing has gone to virtually zero. I
n foreseeable future\, computing will be all around us\, in mostly invisib
le forms\, leading to hundreds of billions of connected computing-devices\
, sensors\, things and people. The future smart connected world relies on
energy-efficient computing and communication systems to enable battery ope
rated always on always connected devices. The need for multi-Gbps wireless
communication with battery-operated devices and extremely low-power self-
sustainable sensor nodes will create an energy-gap that calls for order-of
-magnitude energy-efficiency improvements in communication systems. Today'
s mostly-static wireless systems are designed for worst case channel\, pro
cess and use case conditions\, leading to sub-optimal power consumption wh
en the respective conditions are not at worst case. This talk will highlig
ht the design of context-adaptive zero-margin communication systems that a
dapt itself to real-time channel conditions\, manufactured process-variati
ons and use-cases to always operate with minimum power possible.\n\n\n\n\n
Shreyas Sen received his M.S.E.C.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Co
mputer Engineering from Georgia Tech\, Atlanta\, USA\, in 2009 and 2011. H
e is currently working as a Senior Research Scientist in Signaling Researc
h Lab\, Intel Labs\, Hillsboro\, OR on high speed I/O and short range wire
less. He had held intern positions with RFIC design group\, Qualcomm in 20
08 and a high-speed I/O group\, Rambus in 2009. His research interests inc
lude design and test of analog/RF and mixed-signal circuits for high speed
communication systems and low-power\, variation-tolerant adaptive RF syst
ems. He has authored/co-authored 2 book chapters\, over 72 journal and con
ference papers and has 8 patents granted/pending.\n\nDr. Sen is a recipien
t of the Intel Corporation PhD Fellowship 2010-11\, IEEE Microwave Theory
and Technique Society (MTT-S) Graduate Fellowship Award 2008\, UC Berkeley
GSRC Margarida Jacome Best Poster Award 2007\, IEEE ICCAD Best-in-Track A
ward 2014\, IEEE VTS Honorable Mention Award 2014\, Intel Lab Divisional R
ecognition Award 2014\, Intel Lab Quality Award 2012\, 2nd Best Paper Awar
d in IEEE MTT-S RWS 2008\, SRC Inventor Recognition Award 2008 and Young E
ngineering Fellowship (IISC Bangalore) in 2005. He serves as a Program Com
mittee member of IEEE International Test Conference\, IEEE VLSI Design amo
ng others. Dr. Sen has served as a Session Chair in DAC 2011\, 2012 and IT
C 2014.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141120T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141120T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141118T210319Z
LOCATION:Allen 101
SUMMARY:Through decades of scaling the size of computing has gone to virtua
lly zero. In foreseeable future\, computing will be all around us\, in mos
tly invisible forms\, leading to hundreds of billions of connected computi
ng-devices\, sensors\, things and people. The future smart connected world
relies on energy-efficient computing and communication systems to enable
battery operated always on always connected devices. The need for multi-Gb
ps wireless communication with battery-operated devices and extremely low-
power self-sustainable sensor nodes will create an energy-gap that calls f
or order-of-magnitude energy-efficiency improvements in communication syst
ems. Today's mostly-static wireless systems are designed for worst case ch
annel\, process and use case conditions\, leading to sub-optimal power con
sumption when the respective conditions are not at worst case. This talk w
ill highlight the design of context-adaptive zero-margin communication sys
tems that adapt itself to real-time channel conditions\, manufactured proc
ess-variations and use-cases to always operate with minimum power possible
.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/context-adaptive-communi
cation-systems-solution-energy-gap-smart-connected-world
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1280.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141119T153036Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nGlobalization of Startup Companies from China: Persp
ectives of a VC\n\n\n\nThursday\, November 20\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:00pm\n
\nVenue: \n\nGates B01\n\nSpeaker: \n\nHans Tung (GGV Capital)\n\nAbstract
/ Description: \n\n\n\nHans Tung\, Managing Partner of GGV Capital\, will
share his perspectives of the evolution of innovation in China and the gl
obalization of entrepreneurs in the world's fastest growing economy. Hans
is one of the most influential venture capitalists in China and joined the
2013 Forbes Midas List as one of seven China VCs. In his upcoming talk\,
Hans will also provide insights into the China-Silicon Valley entrepreneur
ecosystem.\n\n \n\nPlease join us on Thursday\, November 20th for our eig
hth session of the quarter on 'New Trends in Startup Company Acceleration:
Toward the Rise of the Global Startup.'\n\nImmediately following the sess
ion\, we'll have a short-networking reception from 5:30 – 6:15PM.\n\nThis
session is presented by the US-Asia Technology Management Center\, with su
pport also from The Miner Foundation and the Stanford Silicon Valley – New
Japan Project.\n\n** Stayed tuned for additional details about our final
session of the quarter:- Thursday\, December 4th - Garry Tan\, Partner\, Y
Combinator\n\n\n\n\nHans joined GGV Capital in 2013 as a Managing Partner
\, and his investments focus on mobile internet\, cross border e-commerce\
, online education and the gaming industry. Hans led GGV's investment and
serves on the board of Wish\, a fast growing cross border mobile commerce
company\, Curse\, a popular gaming platform\, FlightCar\, the world's firs
t peer to peer car sharing company at airports\, and Totspot\, a mobile ma
rketplace. He is also actively involved with GGV portfolio companies Flipb
oard and Yodo1. Prior to joining GGV Capital\, he was the Managing Partner
at Qiming Ventures where he placed an early bet on Xiaomi Tech which was
founded in April 2010 and has grown to become one of China's largest elect
ronic companies.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141120T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141120T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141119T153042Z
LOCATION:Gates B01
SUMMARY:Hans Tung\, Managing Partner of GGV Capital\, will share his perspe
ctives of the evolution of innovation in China and the globalization of en
trepreneurs in the world's fastest growing economy. Hans is one of the mos
t influential venture capitalists in China and joined the 2013 Forbes Mida
s List as one of seven China VCs. In his upcoming talk\, Hans will also pr
ovide insights into the China-Silicon Valley entrepreneur ecosystem.\n\n
\n\nPlease join us on Thursday\, November 20th for our eighth session of t
he quarter on 'New Trends in Startup Company Acceleration: Toward the Rise
of the Global Startup.'\n\nImmediately following the session\, we'll have
a short-networking reception from 5:30 – 6:15PM.\n\nThis session is prese
nted by the US-Asia Technology Management Center\, with support also from
The Miner Foundation and the Stanford Silicon Valley – New Japan Project.
\n\n** Stayed tuned for additional details about our final session of the
quarter:- Thursday\, December 4th - Garry Tan\, Partner\, Y Combinator
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/globalization-startup-co
mpanies-china-perspectives-vc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1282.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141120T163326Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nOverview of MEMS sensors and Industry Trends\n\n\n\n
Thursday\, November 20\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang 018
\n\nSpeaker: \n\nSanjay Bhandari\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\n In t
his talk\, we will cover overview of MEMS market & products with primary f
ocus on MEMS inertial sensors. We will go over miniaturization trend in ME
MS sensors\, technology challenges and solutions. We will identify areas t
hat provide additional challenges for students & research community in MEM
S area.\n\n\n\n\nDr. Sanjay Bhandari is Vice President of Engineering at m
Cube and leads all the product development at mCube. mCube is start-up com
pany founded in 2009\, with offices in San Jose and Hsinchu (Taiwan)\, tha
t has developed single chip CMOS+MEMS inertial sensors with disruptive tec
hnology to create world's smallest inertial sensors. Since 2012\, mCube ha
s shipped more than 75 million units of inertial sensors and was chosen as
start-up of the year in 2012 by EE Times and again by MEMS Industry Group
in 2014. mCube's leading accelerometer secured runner up for 'Best MEMS/S
ensor Device of the Year' and its 9 degrees of freedom sensor iGyro™\, too
k first place in the MEMS & Sensors Technology Showcase in MEMS Executive
congress held at Scottsdale\, AZ on 7 Nov 2014.\n\nDr. Bhandari has more t
han 2 decades of experience in virtually all areas of electronic product d
esign\, development and commercialization and has worked at aggressive you
ng start-up companies as well as billion-dollar global leaders. Prior to m
Cube\, he served as Vice President of Engineering at GTronix Inc. and cont
inued to lead the team after acquisition by National Semiconductors in 201
0. Prior to GTronix\, Dr. Bhandari served as senior director of analog/mix
ed-signal design engineering at Ikanos Communications and contributed to s
uccessful IPO of Ikanos in 2005. Dr. Bhandari has also served at ST Microe
lectronics\, Philips Semiconductors\, Duet Technologies and the Center for
Applied Research in Electronics.\n\nDr. Bhandari received his BSEE from t
he College of Engineering\, Pune\, his MSEE from Indian Institute of Techn
ology\, Delhi and his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology\, Bomb
ay. Dr. Bhandari has published numerous technical papers and holds eleven
US patents with several more pending.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141120T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141120T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141120T163333Z
LOCATION:Huang 018
SUMMARY: In this talk\, we will cover overview of MEMS market & products w
ith primary focus on MEMS inertial sensors. We will go over miniaturizatio
n trend in MEMS sensors\, technology challenges and solutions. We will ide
ntify areas that provide additional challenges for students & research com
munity in MEMS area.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/overview-mems-sensors-an
d-industry-trends
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1294.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141202T175427Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nElectronics Meets Pharmaceuticals: Getting the Most
Out of Every Pill\n\n\n\nThursday\, December 4\, 2014 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm\n
\nVenue: \n\nAllen 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nMark Zdeblick (Proteus Digital Heal
th)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThis seminar event is sponsored by
Rethinking Analog Design (RAD)\, an industry supported research initiative
in the area of integrated circuit design. The effort focuses on the devel
opment of a new generation of interface and RF electronics that exploit ho
listic circuit and system level co-design and aims to address the followin
g industry needs:Conceptual\, technology independent advancement of interf
ace/RF circuits to enable order-of-magnitude improvements in performance a
nd/or power dissipationDevelopment of robust interface circuits that are s
uitable for integration in nanometer technologies with low supply voltage
and increased component variabilityCo-development of design tools and meth
odologies that will help shorten the design cycle while improving portabil
ity\, documentation and the potential for re-use.\n\n\n\n\nMark J. Zdeblic
k is a co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer at Proteus Digital Heal
th. Prior to co-founding Proteus Digital Health\, Mark Zdeblick served as
the chief technology officer for the optical switch group at K2 Optronics.
Dr. Zdeblick is also founder\, director and past chief technical officer
of Redwood Microsystems\, developer of the world's highest performance mic
rofabricated valves and electro-fluidic integrated circuits. While working
in Professor Calvin Quate's engineering group at Stanford\, Dr. Zdeblick
invented the microfabricated cantilever beam with an atomically sharp tip
that enabled atomic force microscopy. He holds a B.S. in civil engineering
(Tau Beta Pi\, Phi Eta Sigma) and a B.A. in architecture\, both from the
University of Illinois\, and an M.S. in aeronautics and astronautics and P
h.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141204T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141204T163000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141202T175534Z
LOCATION:Allen 101
SUMMARY:This seminar event is sponsored by Rethinking Analog Design (RAD)\,
an industry supported research initiative in the area of integrated circu
it design. The effort focuses on the development of a new generation of in
terface and RF electronics that exploit holistic circuit and system level
co-design and aims to address the following industry needs:Conceptual\, te
chnology independent advancement of interface/RF circuits to enable order-
of-magnitude improvements in performance and/or power dissipationDevelopme
nt of robust interface circuits that are suitable for integration in nanom
eter technologies with low supply voltage and increased component variabil
ityCo-development of design tools and methodologies that will help shorten
the design cycle while improving portability\, documentation and the pote
ntial for re-use.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/electronics-meets-pharma
ceuticals-getting-most-out-every-pill
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1295.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141202T224209Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nY Combinator: Making Things People Want\n\n\n\nThurs
day\, December 4\, 2014 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B01\n\nSpea
ker: \n\nGarry Tan\, Partner\, Y Combinator\n\nAbstract / Description: \n
\n\n\nPlease join us on Thursday\, December 4th for our final session of t
he quarter on 'New Trends in Startup Company Acceleration: Toward the Rise
of the Global Startup.'\n\nImmediately following the session\, we'll have
a short-networking reception from 5:30 – 6:15PM.\n\nThis session is prese
nted by the US-Asia Technology Management Center\, with support also from
The Miner Foundation and the Stanford Silicon Valley – New Japan Project.
\n\n\n\n\nGarry Tan\, Partner at Y Combinator\, will brief us on the state
of affairs at Y Combinator with a focus on its strategic role in the vent
ure ecosystem. With barriers to launching a startup lower than ever\, new
pressures have evolved which are influencing startups and their globalizat
ion trends. Traction and ideas are critical\, and returns are extreme powe
r law distributed.\n\nGarry was previously a Co-Founder at Posterous and a
lso co-founded the financial analysis platform at Palantir Technologies. E
arlier in his career\, he was a Program Manager at Microsoft for Windows M
obile. He graduated from Stanford University in 2003 with a B.S. in Comput
er Systems Engineering.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141204T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141204T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141202T224214Z
LOCATION:Gates B01
SUMMARY:Please join us on Thursday\, December 4th for our final session of
the quarter on 'New Trends in Startup Company Acceleration: Toward the Ris
e of the Global Startup.'\n\nImmediately following the session\, we'll hav
e a short-networking reception from 5:30 – 6:15PM.\n\nThis session is pres
ented by the US-Asia Technology Management Center\, with support also from
The Miner Foundation and the Stanford Silicon Valley – New Japan Project.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/y-combinator-making-thin
gs-people-want
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1300.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20141211T164726Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nOpportunities for research stays at imec\n\n\n\nThur
sday\, December 18\, 2014 - 10:30am to 11:30am\n\nVenue: \n\nAllen 101\n\n
Speaker: \n\nGuido Groeseneken\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nIn this
presentation we will give an introduction to imec for students and scienti
sts who are interested in engaging with imec involving activities going fr
om following on-line lectures and seminars to spending a short research st
ay at imec. Imec was established in 1984 and has since then grown into one
of the major players in the field of nanoelectronic research\, collaborat
ing with a broad spectrum of industrial partners and universities. Imec is
headquartered in Leuven\, Belgium\, and has offices in Belgium\, the Neth
erlands\, Taiwan\, US\, China\, India and Japan. Its staff of over 2\,080
people includes more than 670 industrial residents and guest researchers.
Imec leverages its scientific knowledge supported by global partnerships i
n ICT\, healthcare and energy. Imec aims to deliver industry-relevant tech
nology solutions. In a unique high-tech environment\, and its internationa
l top talent is committed to providing the building blocks for a better li
fe in a sustainable society.\n\nImec offers a stimulating environment to d
o internships\, PhD and postdoc research. The world-class facilities and a
vailable expertise guarantee an unmatched support. Within an international
atmosphere. In the presentation we will first give a bird's eye overview
of the various research programs that are running at imec. Then we will pr
esent the possibilities and procedures for PhD and postdoc student exchang
es with Stanford university\, based on a student exchange agreement that w
as signed a few years ago. In this agreement Imec is seeking to host PhD s
tudents for periods of 3-6 months. They will get the opportunity to work i
n one of our program teams on topics that can be either related or non-rel
ated to their own PhD topic. We will also introduce imec Academy as the im
ec training and education center which offers a large set of online lectur
es and seminars in the various expertise fields of imec\, which can be fol
lowed by Stanford researchers\, M. Sc and PhD students. Finally\, we will
introduce the possibility to apply for scholarships for short stays at ime
c offered by the Erasmus Mundus Master of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (
for senior researchers) and by the Roger Van Overstraeten Society (for mas
ter students). After the presentation we will be available for questions f
rom interested students.\n\n\n\n\nGuido Groeseneken received the M.Sc. deg
ree in electrical and mechanical engineering (1980) and the Ph.D degree in
applied sciences (1986)\, both from the KU Leuven\, Belgium. In 1987 he j
oined the R&D Laboratory of IMEC (Interuniversity Microelectronics Center)
in Leuven\, Belgium\, where he is responsible for research in reliability
physics for deep submicron CMOS technologies. From October 2005 until Apr
il 2007 he was also responsible for the IMEC Post CMOS Nanotechnology prog
ram within IMEC's core partner research program. Since 2001 he is Professo
r at the KU Leuven\, where he is Program Director of the Master in Nanosci
ence and Nanotechnology\, and where he is also coordinating a European Era
smus Mundus Master program in Nanoscience and nanotechnology. Since Januar
y 2005 he is elected to the grade of IEEE Fellow. In 2007 he was elected t
o the grade of imec Fellow.\n\nHe has made contributions to the fields of
non-volatile semiconductor memory devices and technology\, reliability phy
sics of VLSI-technology\, hot carrier effects in MOSFET's\, time-dependent
dielectric breakdown of oxides\, Negative-Bias-Temperature Instability ef
fects\, ESD-protection and –testing\, plasma processing induced damage\, e
lectrical characterization of semiconductors and characterization and reli
ability of high k dielectrics. Recently he has also interest in nanotechno
logy for post-CMOS applications\, such as carbon nanotubes for interconnec
t and sensor applications\, tunnel FET's for alternative ultra-low power d
evices etc.\n\nHe has served as a technical program committee member of se
veral international scientific conferences\, among which the IEEE Internat
ional Electron Device Meeting (IEDM)\, the European Solid State Device Res
earch Conference (ESSDERC)\, the International Reliability Physics Symposi
um (IRPS)\, the IEEE Semiconductor Interface Specialists Conference (SISC)
and the EOS/ESD Symposium. From 2000 until 2002 he also acted as European
Arrangements Chair of IEDM. In 2005 he was the General Chair of the Insul
ating Films on Semiconductor (INFOS) conference\, organized in Leuven\, Be
lgium and in 2008 he co-organized the European ESREF conference in Maastri
cht\, The Netherlands. Finally from 1999 until 2006 he acted as an editor
of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141218T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141218T113000
LAST-MODIFIED:20141211T164956Z
LOCATION:Allen 101
SUMMARY:In this presentation we will give an introduction to imec for stude
nts and scientists who are interested in engaging with imec involving acti
vities going from following on-line lectures and seminars to spending a sh
ort research stay at imec. Imec was established in 1984 and has since then
grown into one of the major players in the field of nanoelectronic resear
ch\, collaborating with a broad spectrum of industrial partners and univer
sities. Imec is headquartered in Leuven\, Belgium\, and has offices in Bel
gium\, the Netherlands\, Taiwan\, US\, China\, India and Japan. Its staff
of over 2\,080 people includes more than 670 industrial residents and gues
t researchers. Imec leverages its scientific knowledge supported by global
partnerships in ICT\, healthcare and energy. Imec aims to deliver industr
y-relevant technology solutions. In a unique high-tech environment\, and i
ts international top talent is committed to providing the building blocks
for a better life in a sustainable society.\n\nImec offers a stimulating e
nvironment to do internships\, PhD and postdoc research. The world-class f
acilities and available expertise guarantee an unmatched support. Within a
n international atmosphere. In the presentation we will first give a bird'
s eye overview of the various research programs that are running at imec.
Then we will present the possibilities and procedures for PhD and postdoc
student exchanges with Stanford university\, based on a student exchange a
greement that was signed a few years ago. In this agreement Imec is seekin
g to host PhD students for periods of 3-6 months. They will get the opport
unity to work in one of our program teams on topics that can be either rel
ated or non-related to their own PhD topic. We will also introduce imec Ac
ademy as the imec training and education center which offers a large set o
f online lectures and seminars in the various expertise fields of imec\, w
hich can be followed by Stanford researchers\, M. Sc and PhD students. Fin
ally\, we will introduce the possibility to apply for scholarships for sho
rt stays at imec offered by the Erasmus Mundus Master of Nanoscience and N
anotechnology (for senior researchers) and by the Roger Van Overstraeten S
ociety (for master students). After the presentation we will be available
for questions from interested students.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/stanford-systemx-allianc
e-opportunities-research-stays-imec
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1307.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150105T154815Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSolution-processed nanocrystal optoelectronics: from
colloidal quantum dots to wells for lighting and lasing\n\n\n\nThursday\,
January 8\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker:
\n\nProf. Hilmi Volkan Demir (Bilkent University\, Turkey\, and LUMINOUS!
NTU Singapore)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nSolution-processed semi
conductor nanocrystals have attracted great interest in optoelectronics in
cluding color conversion and enrichment in quality lighting and display ba
cklighting [1]. In this talk\, we will present types of colloidal nanocrys
tals obtained by tailoring and controlling the composition\, size\, and di
mensionality of these semiconductor nanomaterials in an effort to realize
high performance in light generation and lasing [2]. Based on rational des
igns and control of the excitonic properties in these nanocrystals\, we su
ccessfully demonstrated efficient light-emitting diodes [3] and lasers [4-
5]. These include colloidal quantum dots\, quantum rods and quantum wells.
We showed that electronic-type tuning in colloidal quantum dots and rods
allows for the fine tunability of the spectral position of the amplified s
pontaneous emission [4]. Ultra-low threshold stimulated emission in the bl
ue to red was achieved using engineered core/shell quantum dots enabling s
uppressed Auger recombination. We developed an all-colloidal laser using t
he nanocrystals as optical gain media. Also\, we showed that the colloidal
quantum wells uniquely combine ultra-low threshold stimulated emission an
d record high optical gain coefficients\; and the excitonic properties of
these colloidal quantum wells can further be tuned by controlled stacking
[5]. Furthermore\, we developed large-area (> 50 ? 50 cm) freestanding she
ets of nanocrystals and their integrated macrocrystals towards stable\, ef
ficient and quality solid-state lighting [6]. These results indicate that
colloidal optoelectronics holds great promise to challenge epitaxial count
erparts in the near future.\n\nReferences:[1] H. V. Demir et al.\, Nano To
day 6\, 632 (2011)\; T. Erdem and H. V. Demir\, Nature Photonics 5\, 126 (
2011).[2] B. Guzelturk et al. Laser & Photonics Reviews 8\, 73 (2014)\; an
d J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 5\, 2214 (2014).[3] X. Yang et al.\, Advanced Mater
ials 24\, 4180 (2012)\; Advanced Functional Materials 24\, 5977 (2014)\; A
CS Nano 8\, 8224 (2014)\; and Small 10\, 246 (2014).[4] A. F. Cihan et al.
ACS Nano 7\, 4799 (2013)\; and J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 4\, 4146 (2013).[5] B
. Guzelturk et al. ACS Nano 8\, 6599 (2014)\; and ACS Nano (2014). DOI: 10
.1021/nn5053734.[6] E. Mutlugun et al.\, Nano Letters 12\, 3986 (2012)\; a
nd T. Otto et al.\, Nano Letters 12\, 5348 (2012).\n\nThis seminar is spon
sored by Stanford OSA.\n\n\n\n\nDr. Hilmi Volkan Demir is an alumnus of Gi
nzton Lab and Stanford Photonics Research Center. He is currently EURYI As
sociate Professor at Bilkent University and UNAM ? National Nanotechnology
Research Center of Turkey. Concurrently\, he is an NRF Fellow of Singapor
e and Nanyang Associate Professor at NTU Singapore\, and serves as the Fou
nding Director of LUMINOUS! Center of Excellence for Semiconductor Lightin
g and Displays. Demir earned his PhD (2004) and MSc (2000) degrees in elec
trical engineering from Stanford University\, CA\, and his BSc (1998) degr
ee in electrical and electronics engineering from Bilkent University (one
of the top ranking science and engineering schools in Turkey). His current
research interests include the science and technology of semiconductor li
ghting\; nanocrystal optoelectronics\; excitonics and plasmonics for high-
efficiency light generation and harvesting\; and wireless in vivo sensing
and smart implants for future healthcare. Demir published over 150 peer-re
viewed research articles in major scientific journals and delivered over 1
50 invited seminars and lectures on the topics of LED lighting\, nanophoto
nics\, in vivo sensing\, and nanoparticles research in industry and academ
ia. Demir has contributed to commercialization and licensing of several ne
w enabling technologies as well as establishing two successful companies a
nd led to >30 patent applications (granted and pending)\, several of which
have currently been used\, owned or licensed by the industry. These scien
tific and entrepreneurship activities resulted in several important intern
ational and national awards including Nanyang Award for Research Excellenc
e\, European Science Foundation European Young Investigator Award\, TUBITA
K Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Young Investigat
or TESVIK Award\, and TUBA-GEBIP Distinguished Young Scientist Award. He h
as been selected The Outstanding Young Person in the World (TOYP Award) of
Junior Chamber International (JCI) Federation of Young Leaders and Entrep
reneurs Worldwide in the category of academic achievement and leadership.
He is the PI of Singapore NRF Competitive Research Program on future light
ing using excitonics. He is the SPRINGER-VERLAG Series Editor of Nanoscien
ce and Nanotechnology and an OSA editor of Optics Express. He is a selecte
d partner of European Union FP7 Nanophotonics for Energy Network of Excell
ence (N4E NoE) and an elected Associate Member of the Turkish National Aca
demy of Sciences.\n\n \n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150108T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150108T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T165219Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:Solution-processed semiconductor nanocrystals have attracted great
interest in optoelectronics including color conversion and enrichment in q
uality lighting and display backlighting [1]. In this talk\, we will prese
nt types of colloidal nanocrystals obtained by tailoring and controlling t
he composition\, size\, and dimensionality of these semiconductor nanomate
rials in an effort to realize high performance in light generation and las
ing [2]. Based on rational designs and control of the excitonic properties
in these nanocrystals\, we successfully demonstrated efficient light-emit
ting diodes [3] and lasers [4-5]. These include colloidal quantum dots\, q
uantum rods and quantum wells. We showed that electronic-type tuning in co
lloidal quantum dots and rods allows for the fine tunability of the spectr
al position of the amplified spontaneous emission [4]. Ultra-low threshold
stimulated emission in the blue to red was achieved using engineered core
/shell quantum dots enabling suppressed Auger recombination. We developed
an all-colloidal laser using the nanocrystals as optical gain media. Also\
, we showed that the colloidal quantum wells uniquely combine ultra-low th
reshold stimulated emission and record high optical gain coefficients\; an
d the excitonic properties of these colloidal quantum wells can further be
tuned by controlled stacking [5]. Furthermore\, we developed large-area (
> 50 ? 50 cm) freestanding sheets of nanocrystals and their integrated mac
rocrystals towards stable\, efficient and quality solid-state lighting [6]
. These results indicate that colloidal optoelectronics holds great promis
e to challenge epitaxial counterparts in the near future.\n\nReferences:[1
] H. V. Demir et al.\, Nano Today 6\, 632 (2011)\; T. Erdem and H. V. Demi
r\, Nature Photonics 5\, 126 (2011).[2] B. Guzelturk et al. Laser & Photon
ics Reviews 8\, 73 (2014)\; and J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 5\, 2214 (2014).[3] X
. Yang et al.\, Advanced Materials 24\, 4180 (2012)\; Advanced Functional
Materials 24\, 5977 (2014)\; ACS Nano 8\, 8224 (2014)\; and Small 10\, 246
(2014).[4] A. F. Cihan et al. ACS Nano 7\, 4799 (2013)\; and J. Phys. Che
m. Lett. 4\, 4146 (2013).[5] B. Guzelturk et al. ACS Nano 8\, 6599 (2014)\
; and ACS Nano (2014). DOI: 10.1021/nn5053734.[6] E. Mutlugun et al.\, Nan
o Letters 12\, 3986 (2012)\; and T. Otto et al.\, Nano Letters 12\, 5348 (
2012).\n\nThis seminar is sponsored by Stanford OSA.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/solution-processed-nanoc
rystal-optoelectronics-colloidal-quantum-dots-wells-lighting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1308.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150105T165123Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAn open town hall meeting -- please join us!\n\n\n\n
Thursday\, January 8\, 2015 - 2:45pm to 3:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 204\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nVarious\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nAll IEEE general
members and prospective members are invited\, to:Give feedback on our IEE
E chapter's impact\, and share ideas for improvementPropose new events tha
t you'd like to see happen on campusMeet current officers\, and learn more
about getting involved\n\nCome help us kick off the new year\, and make I
EEE a more useful resource for the Stanford engineering community!Light re
freshments will be served.\n\nPlease RSVP so that we can get an approxima
te head count.\n\n\n\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150108T144500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150108T153000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T165128Z
LOCATION:Packard 204
SUMMARY:All IEEE general members and prospective members are invited\, to:G
ive feedback on our IEEE chapter's impact\, and share ideas for improvemen
tPropose new events that you'd like to see happen on campusMeet current of
ficers\, and learn more about getting involved\n\nCome help us kick off th
e new year\, and make IEEE a more useful resource for the Stanford enginee
ring community!Light refreshments will be served.\n\nPlease RSVP so that
we can get an approximate head count.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/stanfords-ieee-chapter-t
own-hall-meeting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1309.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150105T171410Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSecuring the Internet of Things\n\n\n\nMonday\, Janu
ary 5\, 2015 - 11:00am to 12:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates 415\n\nSpeaker: \n\n
Philip Levis (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe Secure Inte
rnet of Things Research Program has a weekly research seminar in the winte
r quarter of 2015. The seminar meets 11AM-Noon on Mondays in Gates 415 and
is open to the public. We encourage students who are looking for research
topics and ideas to attend. Refreshments (coffee\, bagels\, etc.) are ser
ved. \n\nPlease see the entire schedule on the seminar web page\n\n\n\n\n
\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150105T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150105T120000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T171416Z
LOCATION:Gates 415
SUMMARY:The Secure Internet of Things Research Program has a weekly researc
h seminar in the winter quarter of 2015. The seminar meets 11AM-Noon on Mo
ndays in Gates 415 and is open to the public. We encourage students who ar
e looking for research topics and ideas to attend. Refreshments (coffee\,
bagels\, etc.) are served. \n\nPlease see the entire schedule on the semin
ar web page
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/securing-internet-things
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1310.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150105T220339Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nCoherent Feedback and Quantum Engineering\n\n\n\nMon
day\, January 5\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpe
aker: \n\nHideo Mabuchi (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nMode
rn developments in photonics\, quantum electronics\, and related aspects o
f nanoscale science are creating widespread anticipation and excitement fo
r a new field of quantum engineering. However\, an impactful engineering d
iscipline needs more than just device physics and fabrication tools. In or
der to harness quantum phenomena to build robust high-performance technolo
gy we will need new methods for designing circuit and network architecture
s that incorporate coherence\, quantum noise and entanglement. This method
ology will need to connect high-level algorithmic concepts with low-level
physical modeling\, and introduce new design abstractions to replace inapp
licable classical ones such as the ideal amplifier/buffer. In this talk I
will provide a high-level overview of our group's approach to this type of
research\, highlighting both case studies in quantum circuit design and t
he development of a broadly useful software package called QHDL.\n\n\nConf
erence
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150105T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150105T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T221303Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:Modern developments in photonics\, quantum electronics\, and relate
d aspects of nanoscale science are creating widespread anticipation and ex
citement for a new field of quantum engineering. However\, an impactful en
gineering discipline needs more than just device physics and fabrication t
ools. In order to harness quantum phenomena to build robust high-performan
ce technology we will need new methods for designing circuit and network a
rchitectures that incorporate coherence\, quantum noise and entanglement.
This methodology will need to connect high-level algorithmic concepts with
low-level physical modeling\, and introduce new design abstractions to re
place inapplicable classical ones such as the ideal amplifier/buffer. In t
his talk I will provide a high-level overview of our group's approach to t
his type of research\, highlighting both case studies in quantum circuit d
esign and the development of a broadly useful software package called QHDL
.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-and-optics-electronics-seminar-coherent-feedback-and
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1311.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150105T224259Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSingle Particle Spectroscopy of Gap Plasmon Enhanced
Phenomena\n\n\n\nMonday\, January 12\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue:
\n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nPieter G. Kik (University of Central Flori
da\, CREOL\, The College of Optics and Photonics)\n\nAbstract / Descriptio
n: \n\n\n\nTBA\n\n\n\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150112T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150112T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T224306Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-single-particle-spectroscopy-gap-plasmon-enhanced
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1314.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150105T232702Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nComputing on Encrypted Data - Somewhat Homomorphic E
ncryption\n\n\n\nMonday\, January 12\, 2015 - 11:00am to 12:00pm\n\nVenue:
\n\nGates 415\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDavid Wu (Stanford PhD Student)\n\nAbstract
/ Description: \n\n\n\nThe Secure Internet of Things Research Program has
a weekly research seminar in the winter quarter of 2015. The seminar meet
s 11AM-Noon on Mondays in Gates 415 and is open to the public. We encourag
e students who are looking for research topics and ideas to attend. Refres
hments (coffee\, bagels\, etc.) are served.\n\niot.stanford.edu/seminar/15
w.html\n\n \n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150112T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150112T120000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T232851Z
LOCATION:Gates 415
SUMMARY:The Secure Internet of Things Research Program has a weekly researc
h seminar in the winter quarter of 2015. The seminar meets 11AM-Noon on Mo
ndays in Gates 415 and is open to the public. We encourage students who ar
e looking for research topics and ideas to attend. Refreshments (coffee\,
bagels\, etc.) are served.\n\niot.stanford.edu/seminar/15w.html\n\n
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/secure-internet-things-r
esearch-program-computing-encrypted-data-somewhat-homomorphic
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1315.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150105T233210Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nCryptographic Computation Systems\n\n\n\nMonday\, Ja
nuary 26\, 2015 - 11:00am to 12:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates 415\n\nSpeaker:
\n\nRaluca Ada Popa (MIT)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe Secure In
ternet of Things Research Program has a weekly research seminar in the win
ter quarter of 2015. The seminar meets 11AM-Noon on Mondays in Gates 415 a
nd is open to the public. We encourage students who are looking for resear
ch topics and ideas to attend. Refreshments (coffee\, bagels\, etc.) are s
erved.\n\niot.stanford.edu/seminar/15w.html\n\n\n\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150126T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150126T120000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T233217Z
LOCATION:Gates 415
SUMMARY:The Secure Internet of Things Research Program has a weekly researc
h seminar in the winter quarter of 2015. The seminar meets 11AM-Noon on Mo
ndays in Gates 415 and is open to the public. We encourage students who ar
e looking for research topics and ideas to attend. Refreshments (coffee\,
bagels\, etc.) are served.\n\niot.stanford.edu/seminar/15w.html
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/secure-internet-things-r
esearch-program-cryptographic-computation-systems
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1316.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150105T233403Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAffiliate Talk\n\n\n\nMonday\, February 2\, 2015 - 1
1:00am to 12:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates 415\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTBD\n\nAbstract
/ Description: \n\n\n\nTBD\n\n\n\n\nThe Secure Internet of Things Research
Program has a weekly research seminar in the winter quarter of 2015. The
seminar meets 11AM-Noon on Mondays in Gates 415 and is open to the public.
We encourage students who are looking for research topics and ideas to at
tend. Refreshments (coffee\, bagels\, etc.) are served.\n\niot.stanford.ed
u/seminar/15w.html\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150202T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150202T120000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T233410Z
LOCATION:Gates 415
SUMMARY:TBD
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/secure-internet-things-r
esearch-program-affiliate-talk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1317.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150105T233801Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nBeetle: Many-to-Many Bluetooth Communication\n\n\n\n
Monday\, February 9\, 2015 - 11:00am to 12:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates 415\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nAmit Levy (Stanford PhD student)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nThe Secure Internet of Things Research Program has a weekly resea
rch seminar in the winter quarter of 2015. The seminar meets 11AM-Noon on
Mondays in Gates 415 and is open to the public. We encourage students who
are looking for research topics and ideas to attend. Refreshments (coffee\
, bagels\, etc.) are served.\n\niot.stanford.edu/seminar/15w.html\n\n\n\n
\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150209T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150209T120000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T233806Z
LOCATION:Gates 415
SUMMARY:The Secure Internet of Things Research Program has a weekly researc
h seminar in the winter quarter of 2015. The seminar meets 11AM-Noon on Mo
ndays in Gates 415 and is open to the public. We encourage students who ar
e looking for research topics and ideas to attend. Refreshments (coffee\,
bagels\, etc.) are served.\n\niot.stanford.edu/seminar/15w.html
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/secure-internet-things-r
esearch-program-beetle-many-many-bluetooth-communication
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1318.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150105T233934Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAffiliate Talk\n\n\n\nMonday\, February 23\, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates 415\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTBD\n\nAbstract
/ Description: \n\n\n\nThe Secure Internet of Things Research Program has
a weekly research seminar in the winter quarter of 2015. The seminar meet
s 11AM-Noon on Mondays in Gates 415 and is open to the public. We encourag
e students who are looking for research topics and ideas to attend. Refres
hments (coffee\, bagels\, etc.) are served.\n\niot.stanford.edu/seminar/15
w.html\n\n\n\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150223T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150223T120000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T233941Z
LOCATION:Gates 415
SUMMARY:The Secure Internet of Things Research Program has a weekly researc
h seminar in the winter quarter of 2015. The seminar meets 11AM-Noon on Mo
ndays in Gates 415 and is open to the public. We encourage students who ar
e looking for research topics and ideas to attend. Refreshments (coffee\,
bagels\, etc.) are served.\n\niot.stanford.edu/seminar/15w.html
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/secure-internet-things-r
esearch-program-affiliate-talk-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1319.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150105T234225Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nUsing Phones as Gateways to Program Smart Devices fr
om the Web\n\n\n\nMonday\, March 2\, 2015 - 11:00am to 12:00pm\n\nVenue:
\n\nGates 415\n\nSpeaker: \n\nWill McGrath (Stanford CS)\n\nAbstract / Des
cription: \n\n\n\nThe Secure Internet of Things Research Program has a wee
kly research seminar in the winter quarter of 2015. The seminar meets 11AM
-Noon on Mondays in Gates 415 and is open to the public. We encourage stud
ents who are looking for research topics and ideas to attend. Refreshments
(coffee\, bagels\, etc.) are served.\n\niot.stanford.edu/seminar/15w.html
\n\n\n\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150302T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150302T120000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T234235Z
LOCATION:Gates 415
SUMMARY:The Secure Internet of Things Research Program has a weekly researc
h seminar in the winter quarter of 2015. The seminar meets 11AM-Noon on Mo
ndays in Gates 415 and is open to the public. We encourage students who ar
e looking for research topics and ideas to attend. Refreshments (coffee\,
bagels\, etc.) are served.\n\niot.stanford.edu/seminar/15w.html
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/secure-internet-things-r
esearch-program-fabryq-using-phones-gateways-program-smart
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1320.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150105T234424Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAnalytics on Sensor Data\n\n\n\nMonday\, March 9\, 2
015 - 11:00am to 12:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates 415\n\nSpeaker: \n\nChristoph
er Ré (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe Secure Internet of
Things Research Program has a weekly research seminar in the winter quart
er of 2015. The seminar meets 11AM-Noon on Mondays in Gates 415 and is ope
n to the public. We encourage students who are looking for research topics
and ideas to attend. Refreshments (coffee\, bagels\, etc.) are served.\n
\niot.stanford.edu/seminar/15w.html\n\n\n\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150309T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150309T120000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T234430Z
LOCATION:Gates 415
SUMMARY:The Secure Internet of Things Research Program has a weekly researc
h seminar in the winter quarter of 2015. The seminar meets 11AM-Noon on Mo
ndays in Gates 415 and is open to the public. We encourage students who ar
e looking for research topics and ideas to attend. Refreshments (coffee\,
bagels\, etc.) are served.\n\niot.stanford.edu/seminar/15w.html
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/secure-internet-things-r
esearch-program-analytics-sensor-data
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1321.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150105T235105Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEE Community\n\n\n\nFriday\, January 30\, 2015 - 9:0
0pm to Saturday\, January 31\, 2015 - 1:00am\n\nVenue: \n\nTresidder Union
\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTickets required\, presented by GSEE\n\nAbstract / Descri
ption: \n\n\n\nDance the night away at EEPROM 2015 \n\nJoin us for our ann
ual formal event hosted by the Graduate Students in Electrical Engineering
(GSEE)! There's no better time to celebrate with your friends than right
after QUALS!\n\nCome to the second floor of Tresidder Union on Friday\, Ja
nuary 30th\, 9pm-1am for music\, dancing\, drinks\, and food. We'll have a
n open bar and hors d'oeuvres\, as well as a DJ and photobooth! Please not
e that proof of age (21+) is required to drink alcohol.\n\nThe student cos
t is $15 for early bird tickets (until January 10th) and $20 thereafter. N
on-student tickets are $20 early bird\, $30 thereafter. At the door\, stud
ent tickets are $30\, non-student tickets are $40.\n\nDon't like Eventbrit
e's transaction fee? GSEE will have cash ticket sales outside Bytes during
lunch hours next quarter as well as at our HappEE Hour and Afternoon Tea
events! Alumni\, faculty\, and staff are encouraged to attend and mingle w
ith the students!\n\nReserve your ticket!\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate
\nStudent Club Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU IEEE
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150130T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150131T010000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150115T185945Z
LOCATION:Tresidder Union
SUMMARY:Dance the night away at EEPROM 2015 \n\nJoin us for our annual form
al event hosted by the Graduate Students in Electrical Engineering (GSEE)!
There's no better time to celebrate with your friends than right after QU
ALS!\n\nCome to the second floor of Tresidder Union on Friday\, January 30
th\, 9pm-1am for music\, dancing\, drinks\, and food. We'll have an open b
ar and hors d'oeuvres\, as well as a DJ and photobooth! Please note that p
roof of age (21+) is required to drink alcohol.\n\nThe student cost is $15
for early bird tickets (until January 10th) and $20 thereafter. Non-stude
nt tickets are $20 early bird\, $30 thereafter. At the door\, student tick
ets are $30\, non-student tickets are $40.\n\nDon't like Eventbrite's tran
saction fee? GSEE will have cash ticket sales outside Bytes during lunch h
ours next quarter as well as at our HappEE Hour and Afternoon Tea events!
Alumni\, faculty\, and staff are encouraged to attend and mingle with the
students!\n\nReserve your ticket!
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/ee-prom-2015
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1322.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150106T221224Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nStatistical Language Modeling in the Era of Abundant
Data\n\n\n\nFriday\, January 9\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPa
ckard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nCiprian Chelba (Google)\n\nAbstract / Descriptio
n: \n\n\n\nThe talk presents an overview of statistical language modeling
as applied to real-word problems: speech recognition\, machine translation
\, spelling correction\, soft keyboards to name a few prominent ones. We s
ummarize the most successful estimation techniques\, and examine how they
fare for applications with abundant data\, e.g. voice search. We conclude
by highlighting a few open problems: getting an accurate estimate for the
entropy of text produced by a very specific source\, e.g. query stream)\;
optimally leveraging data that is of different degrees of relevance to a g
iven 'domain'\; does a bound on the size of a 'good' model for a given sou
rce exist?\n\n\n\n\nCiprian Chelba is a Research Scientist with Google. Pr
eviously he worked as a Researcher in the Speech Technology Group at Micro
soft Research. His research interests are in statistical modeling of natur
al language and speech. Recent projects include: Google Audio Indexing\; i
ndexing\, ranking and snippeting of speech content\; Language Modeling for
Google Search by Voice\, and Android IME predictive keyboard.\n\n\nConfer
ence
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150109T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150109T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150106T221231Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:The talk presents an overview of statistical language modeling as a
pplied to real-word problems: speech recognition\, machine translation\, s
pelling correction\, soft keyboards to name a few prominent ones. We summa
rize the most successful estimation techniques\, and examine how they fare
for applications with abundant data\, e.g. voice search. We conclude by h
ighlighting a few open problems: getting an accurate estimate for the entr
opy of text produced by a very specific source\, e.g. query stream)\; opti
mally leveraging data that is of different degrees of relevance to a given
'domain'\; does a bound on the size of a 'good' model for a given source
exist?
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-statistical-lan
guage-modeling-era-abundant-data
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1323.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150106T235015Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nFrom Nanodevices to Nanosystems: The Carbon Nanotube
Case Study\n\n\n\nWednesday\, January 7\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenu
e: \n\nGates B3\n\nSpeaker: \n\nMax Shulaker (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Desc
ription: \n\n\n\nEmerging nanomaterials\, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs)\
, have great potential to revolutionize future electronic systems. For ins
tance\, carbon nanotube field-effect transistors (CNFETs) are projected to
improve the energy efficiency of digital systems by an order of magnitude
compared to silicon CMOS. Unfortunately\, CNTs face major obstacles such
as substantial imperfections and variations inherent to CNTs\, and low CNF
ET current densities. These obstacles limited CNFET demonstrations to stan
d-alone transistors or logic gates\, with severely limited performance\, y
ield\, and scalability. In this talk\, I will describe how to overcome the
se challenges through a combination of new CNT processing and CNFET circui
t design solutions. This new approach transforms CNTs from solely a scient
ifically-interesting material to working nanosystems such as the first mic
roprocessor [Nature 2013] and the first digital sub- systems [ISSCC 2013\,
JSSC 2014\, ACS Nano 2014] built entirely using CNFETs. These are the fir
st system-level demonstrations among promising emerging nanotechnologies f
or high- performance and highly energy-efficient digital systems. I will a
lso demonstrate the highest current-drive CNFETs to-date\, which are\, for
the first time\, competitive with comparably-sized silicon-based transist
ors available from commercial foundries [IEDM 2014].\n\nI will also discus
s how CNTs are naturally suited for enabling new system architectures\, su
ch as monolithically-integrated three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuits
. Monolithic 3D integration allows for computation immersed in memory by c
reating massive connectivity between vertically-interleaved layers of logi
c and memory. Such architectures are key to achieving high degrees of ener
gy efficiency for emerging abundant-data applications. I will demonstrate
the first monolithically-integrated 3D nanosystems combining arbitrary ver
tical- interleaving layers of emerging memories (Resistive RAM) and CNFET-
based digital logic\, fabricated directly over a silicon CMOS substrate [V
LSI Tech. 2014\, IEDM 2014].\n\n\n\n\nMax Shulaker is a PhD candidate in E
lectrical Engineering at Stanford University\, under the supervision of Pr
ofessor Subhasish Mitra and co-advised by Professor Philip Wong. He receiv
ed his B.S. from Stanford University in Electrical Engineering. Max's curr
ent research interests are in the broad area of nanosystems. His research
results include the demonstration of the first carbon nanotube computer (h
ighlighted on the cover of Nature\, Sept. 2013)\, the first digital sub-sy
stems built entirely using carbon nanotube FETs (awarded the ISSCC Jack Ra
per Award for Outstanding Technology-Directions Paper\, 2013)\, the first
monolithically-integrated 3D integrated circuits combining arbitrary verti
cal stacking of logic and memory (IEDM 2014)\, and the highest-performance
CNFETs to-date (IEDM 2014). Max also enjoys teaching and has been a guest
lecturer in several classes at Stanford. He is a Fannie and John Hertz Fe
llow and a Stanford Graduate Fellow.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150107T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150107T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150106T235020Z
LOCATION:Gates B3
SUMMARY:Emerging nanomaterials\, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs)\, have gre
at potential to revolutionize future electronic systems. For instance\, ca
rbon nanotube field-effect transistors (CNFETs) are projected to improve t
he energy efficiency of digital systems by an order of magnitude compared
to silicon CMOS. Unfortunately\, CNTs face major obstacles such as substan
tial imperfections and variations inherent to CNTs\, and low CNFET current
densities. These obstacles limited CNFET demonstrations to stand-alone tr
ansistors or logic gates\, with severely limited performance\, yield\, and
scalability. In this talk\, I will describe how to overcome these challen
ges through a combination of new CNT processing and CNFET circuit design s
olutions. This new approach transforms CNTs from solely a scientifically-i
nteresting material to working nanosystems such as the first microprocesso
r [Nature 2013] and the first digital sub- systems [ISSCC 2013\, JSSC 2014
\, ACS Nano 2014] built entirely using CNFETs. These are the first system-
level demonstrations among promising emerging nanotechnologies for high- p
erformance and highly energy-efficient digital systems. I will also demons
trate the highest current-drive CNFETs to-date\, which are\, for the first
time\, competitive with comparably-sized silicon-based transistors availa
ble from commercial foundries [IEDM 2014].\n\nI will also discuss how CNTs
are naturally suited for enabling new system architectures\, such as mono
lithically-integrated three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuits. Monolith
ic 3D integration allows for computation immersed in memory by creating ma
ssive connectivity between vertically-interleaved layers of logic and memo
ry. Such architectures are key to achieving high degrees of energy efficie
ncy for emerging abundant-data applications. I will demonstrate the first
monolithically-integrated 3D nanosystems combining arbitrary vertical- int
erleaving layers of emerging memories (Resistive RAM) and CNFET-based digi
tal logic\, fabricated directly over a silicon CMOS substrate [VLSI Tech.
2014\, IEDM 2014].
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-nanodevices-nanosystems-carbon-nanotube-case-study
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1325.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T150003Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nRethinking Video Transport: Network Utility Maximiza
tion with Temporal Variations and Storage\n\n\n\nWednesday\, January 14\,
2015 - 5:15pm to 6:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nGustavo
de Veciana (University of Texas at Austin)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n
\n\nUser perceived video quality depends on a variety of only partially un
derstood factors\, e.g.\, the application domain\, content\, compression\,
transport mechanism\, and most importantly psycho-visual systems determin
ing the ultimate Quality of Experience (QoE) of users. This talk centers o
n two key observations in addressing the problem of joint rate adaptation
for video streams sharing a congested resource. First\, we note that a use
r viewing a given video will experience temporal variations in the depende
nce of perceived video quality to the compression rate. Intuitively this i
s due to the possibly changing nature of the content\, e.g.\, from an acti
on to a slower scene. Thus\, in allocating rates to users sharing a conges
ted resource\, in particular a wireless system where additional temporal v
ariability in users' capacity may be high\, content dependent tradeoffs ca
n be realized to deliver a better overall average perceived video quality.
Second\, we note that such adaptation of users' rates\, may result in tem
poral variations in video quality which combined with perceptual hysteresi
s effects will degrade users' QoE. We develop an asymptotically optimal on
line algorithm\, requiring minimal statistical information\, for optimizin
g users' QoE by realizing tradeoffs across mean\, variance and fairness. S
imulations show that our approach achieves significant gains in viewers' Q
oE.\n\nThe theoretical novelty of this work lies in tackling a new class o
f temporally varying network utility maximization problem which can levera
ge storage. The practical aim is to achieve fair allocations of perceived
video quality across a user population with time varying sensitivities and
capacity\, while integrating the deleterious impact that variations in pe
rceived quality has on their QoE.\n\nThis is joint work with V. Joseph and
Z. Lu and colleagues funded as part of the CISCO/INTEL Video Aware Wirele
ss Networking research program.\n\n\n\n\nBio: Gustavo de Veciana received
his B.S.\, M.S\, and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University o
f California at Berkeley in 1987\, 1990\, and 1993 respectively\, and join
ed the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering where he is curre
ntly a Cullen Trust Professor of Engineering. He served as the Director an
d Associate Director of the Wireless Networking and Communications Group (
WNCG) at the University of Texas at Austin\, from 2003-2007. His research
focuses on the analysis and design of wireless and wireline telecommunicat
ion networks\; architectures and protocols to support sensing and pervasiv
e computing\; applied probability and queueing theory. Dr. de Veciana serv
ed as editor and is currently serving as editor-at-large for the IEEE/ACM
Transactions on Networking. He was the recipient of a National Science Fou
ndation CAREER Award 1996 and a co-recipient of five best paper awards inc
luding: IEEE William McCalla Best ICCAD Paper Award for 2000\, Best Paper
in ACM TODAES Jan 2002-2004\, Best Paper in ITC 2010\, Best Paper in ACM M
SWIM 2010\, and Best Paper IEEE INFOCOM 2014. In 2009 he was designated IE
EE Fellow for his contributions to the analysis and design of communicatio
n networks. He is on the technical advisory board of IMDEA Networks.\n\n\n
Graduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150114T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150114T181500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150114T163050Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:User perceived video quality depends on a variety of only partially
understood factors\, e.g.\, the application domain\, content\, compressio
n\, transport mechanism\, and most importantly psycho-visual systems deter
mining the ultimate Quality of Experience (QoE) of users. This talk center
s on two key observations in addressing the problem of joint rate adaptati
on for video streams sharing a congested resource. First\, we note that a
user viewing a given video will experience temporal variations in the depe
ndence of perceived video quality to the compression rate. Intuitively thi
s is due to the possibly changing nature of the content\, e.g.\, from an a
ction to a slower scene. Thus\, in allocating rates to users sharing a con
gested resource\, in particular a wireless system where additional tempora
l variability in users' capacity may be high\, content dependent tradeoffs
can be realized to deliver a better overall average perceived video quali
ty. Second\, we note that such adaptation of users' rates\, may result in
temporal variations in video quality which combined with perceptual hyster
esis effects will degrade users' QoE. We develop an asymptotically optimal
online algorithm\, requiring minimal statistical information\, for optimi
zing users' QoE by realizing tradeoffs across mean\, variance and fairness
. Simulations show that our approach achieves significant gains in viewers
' QoE.\n\nThe theoretical novelty of this work lies in tackling a new clas
s of temporally varying network utility maximization problem which can lev
erage storage. The practical aim is to achieve fair allocations of perceiv
ed video quality across a user population with time varying sensitivities
and capacity\, while integrating the deleterious impact that variations in
perceived quality has on their QoE.\n\nThis is joint work with V. Joseph
and Z. Lu and colleagues funded as part of the CISCO/INTEL Video Aware Wir
eless Networking research program.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-rethinking-video-transport
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1326.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T185130Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nFrom bytes to bites: How data science might help fee
d the world\n\n\n\nFriday\, January 9\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue:
\n\nHuang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDavid Lob
ell (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThere is a lot of hype n
ow about using big data in agriculture. This talk will present some backgr
ound on the big current questions in the topics of agriculture and food se
curity\, briefly outline a vision for how data science can contribute to i
mproving both agriculture and food security\, detail some current work in
our center towards this vision\, and highlight some of the remaining techn
ical obstacles.\n\nStanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event h
eld at Stanford that brings together people interested in big data\, analy
tics\, databases\, and other interesting computer science topics.\n\n\n\n
\nDavid Lobell is an Associate Professor at Stanford University in Earth S
ystem Science\, Senior Fellow at the Woods and Freeman Spogli Institutes\,
and Deputy Director of Stanford's Center on Food Security and the Environ
ment. His research focuses on identifying opportunities to raise crop yiel
ds in major agricultural regions\, and uses a combination of big datasets\
, statistics\, and model simulations. He received the James B. Macelwane M
edal from the American Geophysical Union in 2010\, was named a Macarthur F
ellow in 2013\, and recently spent 6 months in Australia as a distinguishe
d McMaster Fellow at CSIRO. He received a PhD in Geological and Environmen
tal Sciences from Stanford in 2005\, and a Sc.B. in Applied Mathematics fr
om Brown University in 2000.\n\n \n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150109T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150109T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150108T185520Z
LOCATION:Huang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium
SUMMARY:There is a lot of hype now about using big data in agriculture. Thi
s talk will present some background on the big current questions in the to
pics of agriculture and food security\, briefly outline a vision for how d
ata science can contribute to improving both agriculture and food security
\, detail some current work in our center towards this vision\, and highli
ght some of the remaining technical obstacles.\n\nStanford Data Science /
Infoseminar is a weekly event held at Stanford that brings together people
interested in big data\, analytics\, databases\, and other interesting co
mputer science topics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/stanford-data-science-in
foseminar-bytes-bites-how-data-science-might-help-feed-world
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1327.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T185501Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nReverse-Engineering Censorship in China\n\n\n\nFrida
y\, January 16\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang Engineering C
enter\, Nvidia Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nGary King (Harvard)\n\nAbstract
/ Description: \n\n\n\nChinese government censorship of social media const
itutes the largest selective suppression of human communication in recorde
d history. In three ways\, we show\, paradoxically\, that this large syste
m also leaves large footprints that reveal a great deal about itself and t
he intentions of the government. First is an observational study where we
download all social media posts before the Chinese government can read and
censor those they deem objectionable\, and then detect from a network of
computers all over the world which are censored. Second\, we conduct a lar
ge scale randomized experiment by creating accounts on numerous social med
ia sites spread throughout the country\, submitting different randomly ass
igned types of social media texts\, and then detecting which types are cen
sored. And finally\, we supplement the current approach of conducting unce
rtain (and potentially unsafe) confidential interviews with insiders via p
articipant observation by setting up our own social media site in China\,
contracting with Chinese firms to install the same censoring technologies
as existing sites\, and -- with direct access to their software\, document
ation\, and even customer service help desk support -- reverse engineering
how it all works. Our results demonstrate\, contrary to prior understandi
ngs\, that criticism of the state\, its leaders\, and their policies are r
outinely published whereas posts with collective action potential are much
more likely to be censored (regardless of whether they are for or against
the state). We are also able to clarify the internal mechanisms of the Ch
inese censorship apparatus\, and show how changes in censorship behavior r
eveal government intent by presaging their action on the ground. This talk
is based on two papers\, joint with with Jennifer Pan and Margaret Robert
s\, available at http://j.mp/ChinaExp and http://j.mp/ChinaObs.\n\nStanfor
d Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held at Stanford that bring
s together people interested in big data\, analytics\, databases\, and oth
er interesting computer science topics.\n\n\n\n\nGary King is the Albert J
. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University -- one of 24
with the title of University Professor\, Harvard's most distinguished facu
lty position. He is based in the Department of Government (in the Faculty
of Arts and Sciences) and serves as Director of the Institute for Quantita
tive Social Science. King develops and applies empirical methods in many a
gq reas of social science research\, focusing on innovations that span the
range from statistical theory to practical application.\n\nKing has been
elected Fellow in 7 honorary societies (National Academy of Sciences 2010\
, National Academy of Social Insurance 2014\, American Statistical Associa
tion 2009\, American Association for the Advancement of Science 2004\, Ame
rican Academy of Arts and Sciences 1998\, Society for Political Methodolog
y 2008\, and American Academy of Political and Social Science 2004)\, Pres
ident of the Society for Political Methodology (1997-1999)\, and Vice Pres
ident of the American Political Science Association (2003-2004). He was ap
pointed a Fellow of the Guggenheim Foundation (1994-1995)\, Visiting Fello
w at Oxford (1994)\, and Senior Science Advisor to the World Health Organi
zation (1998-2003). King has won more than 40 'best of' awards for his wor
k -- including the Career Achievement Award (2010)\, Warren Miller Prize (
2008)\, McGraw-Hill Award (2006)\, Durr Award (2005)\, Gosnell Prize (1999
and 1997)\, Outstanding Statistical Application Award (2000)\, Donald Cam
pbell Award (1997)\, Eulau Award (1995)\, Mills Award (1993)\, Pi Sigma Al
pha Award (2005\, 1998\, and 1993)\, APSA Research Software Award (2005\,
1997\, 1994\, and 1992)\, Okidata Best Research Software Award (1999)\, Ok
idata Best Research Web Site Award (1999)\, Mendelsohn Excellence in Mento
ring Award (2011)\, Kellogg/Notre Dame Award (2014)\, among others. His mo
re than 150 journal articles\, 20 open source software packages\, and 8 bo
oks span most aspects of political methodology\, many fields of political
science\, and several other scholarly disciplines.\n\nKing's work is widel
y read across scholarly fields and beyond academia. He was listed as the m
ost cited political scientist of his cohort\; among the group of 'politica
l scientists who have made the most important theoretical contributions' t
o the discipline 'from its beginnings in the late-19th century to the pres
ent'\; and on ISI's list of the most highly cited researchers across the s
ocial sciences. His work on legislative redistricting has been used in mos
t American states by legislators\, judges\, lawyers\, political parties\,
minority groups\, and private citizens\, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court
. His work on inferring individual behavior from aggregate data has been u
sed in as many states by these groups\, and in many other practical contex
ts. His contribution to methods for achieving cross-cultural comparability
in survey research have been used in surveys in over eighty countries by
researchers\, governments\, and private concerns. King led an evaluation o
f the Mexican universal health insurance program\, which includes the larg
est randomized health policy experiment to date. The statistical methods a
nd software he developed are used extensively in academia\, government\, c
onsulting\, and private industry. He is a founder\, and an inventor of the
original technology for\, Learning Catalytics (acquired by Pearson) and C
rimson Hexagon\, among others.\n\nKing has had many students and postdocs\
, many of whom now hold faculty positions at leading universities and comp
anies. He has collaborated with more than seventy scholars\, including man
y of his students\, on research for publication. He has served on more tha
n 30 editorial boards\; on the governing councils of the American Politica
l Science Association\, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Soci
al Research\, the Society for Political Methodology\, and the Midwest Poli
tical Science Association\; and on several National Research Council and N
ational Science Foundation panels.\n\nKing received a B.A. from SUNY New P
altz (1980) and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1984). H
is research has been supported by the National Science Foundation\, the Ce
nters for Disease Control and Prevention\, the World Health Organization\,
the National Institute of Aging\, the Global Forum for Health Research\,
and centers\, corporations\, foundations\, and other federal agencies.\n\n
\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150116T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150116T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150108T185850Z
LOCATION:Huang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium
SUMMARY:Chinese government censorship of social media constitutes the large
st selective suppression of human communication in recorded history. In th
ree ways\, we show\, paradoxically\, that this large system also leaves la
rge footprints that reveal a great deal about itself and the intentions of
the government. First is an observational study where we download all soc
ial media posts before the Chinese government can read and censor those th
ey deem objectionable\, and then detect from a network of computers all ov
er the world which are censored. Second\, we conduct a large scale randomi
zed experiment by creating accounts on numerous social media sites spread
throughout the country\, submitting different randomly assigned types of s
ocial media texts\, and then detecting which types are censored. And final
ly\, we supplement the current approach of conducting uncertain (and poten
tially unsafe) confidential interviews with insiders via participant obser
vation by setting up our own social media site in China\, contracting with
Chinese firms to install the same censoring technologies as existing site
s\, and -- with direct access to their software\, documentation\, and even
customer service help desk support -- reverse engineering how it all work
s. Our results demonstrate\, contrary to prior understandings\, that criti
cism of the state\, its leaders\, and their policies are routinely publish
ed whereas posts with collective action potential are much more likely to
be censored (regardless of whether they are for or against the state). We
are also able to clarify the internal mechanisms of the Chinese censorship
apparatus\, and show how changes in censorship behavior reveal government
intent by presaging their action on the ground. This talk is based on two
papers\, joint with with Jennifer Pan and Margaret Roberts\, available at
http://j.mp/ChinaExp and http://j.mp/ChinaObs.\n\nStanford Data Science /
Infoseminar is a weekly event held at Stanford that brings together peopl
e interested in big data\, analytics\, databases\, and other interesting c
omputer science topics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/stanford-data-science-in
foseminar-reverse-engineering-censorship-china
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1328.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T190104Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nApplying theory to practice (and practice to theory)
\n\n\n\nFriday\, January 23\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang
Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nRon Fagin (IBM Rese
arch)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe speaker will talk about apply
ing theory to practice\, with a focus on two IBM case studies. In the firs
t case study\, the practitioner initiated the interaction. This interactio
n led to the following problem. Assume that there is a set of 'voters' and
a set of 'candidates'\, where each voter assigns a numerical score to eac
h candidate. There is a scoring function (such as the mean or the median)\
, and a consensus ranking is obtained by applying the scoring function to
each candidate's scores. The problem is to find the top k candidates\, whi
le minimizing the number of database accesses. The speaker will present an
algorithm that is optimal in an extremely strong sense: not just in the w
orst case or the average case\, but in every case! Even though the algorit
hm is only 10 lines long (!)\, the paper containing the algorithm won the
2014 Gödel Prize\, the top prize for a paper in theoretical computer scien
ce.\n\nThe interaction in the second case study was initiated by theoretic
ians\, who wanted to lay the foundations for 'data exchange'\, in which da
ta is converted from one format to another. Although this problem may soun
d mundane\, the issues that arise are fascinating\, and this work made dat
a exchange a new subfield\, with special sessions in every major database
conference.\n\nThis talk will be completely self-contained\, and the speak
er will derive morals from the case studies. The talk is aimed at both the
oreticians and practitioners\, to show them the mutual benefits of working
together.\n\nStanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held a
t Stanford that brings together people interested in big data\, analytics\
, databases\, and other interesting computer science topics.\n\n\n\n\nRona
ld Fagin is an IBM Fellow at IBM Research – Almaden. IBM Fellow is IBM's h
ighest technical honor. There are currently 87 active IBM Fellows (out of
430\,000 IBM employees worldwide)\, and there have been only 257 IBM Fello
ws in the 51-year history of the program. Ron received his B.A. in mathema
tics from Dartmouth College and his Ph.D. in mathematics from the Universi
ty of California at Berkeley. He is a Fellow of IEEE\, ACM\, and AAAS (Ame
rican Association for the Advancement of Science). He was named Docteur Ho
noris Causa by the University of Paris. He won the IEEE Technical Achievem
ent Award\, IEEE W. Wallace McDowell Award\, and ACM SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd
Innovations Award (a lifetime achievement award in databases). He is a mem
ber of the US National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150123T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150123T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150108T190109Z
LOCATION:Huang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium
SUMMARY:The speaker will talk about applying theory to practice\, with a fo
cus on two IBM case studies. In the first case study\, the practitioner in
itiated the interaction. This interaction led to the following problem. As
sume that there is a set of 'voters' and a set of 'candidates'\, where eac
h voter assigns a numerical score to each candidate. There is a scoring fu
nction (such as the mean or the median)\, and a consensus ranking is obtai
ned by applying the scoring function to each candidate's scores. The probl
em is to find the top k candidates\, while minimizing the number of databa
se accesses. The speaker will present an algorithm that is optimal in an e
xtremely strong sense: not just in the worst case or the average case\, bu
t in every case! Even though the algorithm is only 10 lines long (!)\, the
paper containing the algorithm won the 2014 Gödel Prize\, the top prize f
or a paper in theoretical computer science.\n\nThe interaction in the seco
nd case study was initiated by theoreticians\, who wanted to lay the found
ations for 'data exchange'\, in which data is converted from one format to
another. Although this problem may sound mundane\, the issues that arise
are fascinating\, and this work made data exchange a new subfield\, with s
pecial sessions in every major database conference.\n\nThis talk will be c
ompletely self-contained\, and the speaker will derive morals from the cas
e studies. The talk is aimed at both theoreticians and practitioners\, to
show them the mutual benefits of working together.\n\nStanford Data Scienc
e / Infoseminar is a weekly event held at Stanford that brings together pe
ople interested in big data\, analytics\, databases\, and other interestin
g computer science topics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/stanford-data-science-in
foseminar-applying-theory-practice-and-practice-theory
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1329.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T190231Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nFriday\, January 30\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:
15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium\n\nSpeaker
: \n\nArun Majumdar (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTBA\n\nS
tanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held at Stanford that
brings together people interested in big data\, analytics\, databases\, a
nd other interesting computer science topics.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150130T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150130T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150108T190314Z
LOCATION:Huang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium
SUMMARY:TBA\n\nStanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held a
t Stanford that brings together people interested in big data\, analytics\
, databases\, and other interesting computer science topics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/stanford-data-science-in
foseminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1330.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T190803Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nFriday\, February 6\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:
15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium\n\nSpeaker
: \n\nMike Snyder (Stanford\, School of Medicine)\n\nAbstract / Descriptio
n: \n\n\n\nTBA\n\nStanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event he
ld at Stanford that brings together people interested in big data\, analyt
ics\, databases\, and other interesting computer science topics.\n\n\nConf
erence
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150206T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150206T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150108T190830Z
LOCATION:Huang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium
SUMMARY:TBA\n\nStanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held a
t Stanford that brings together people interested in big data\, analytics\
, databases\, and other interesting computer science topics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/stanford-data-science-in
foseminar-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1331.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T191006Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nFriday\, February 13\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5
:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium\n\nSpeake
r: \n\nPhil Levis (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nEmbedded\,
networked sensors and actuators are everywhere. They are in engines\, mon
itoring combustion and performance. They are in our shoes and on our wrist
s\, helping us exercise enough and measuring our sleep. They are in our ph
ones\, our homes\, hospitals\, offices\, ovens\, planes\, trains\, and aut
omobiles. Their streams of data will improve industry\, energy consumption
\, agriculture\, business\, and our health. Software processes these strea
ms to provide real-time analytics\, insights\, and notifications\, as well
as control and actuate the physical world. The emerging Internet of Thing
s has tremendous potential\, but also tremendous dangers. Internet threats
today steal credit cards. Internet threats tomorrow will disable home sec
urity systems\, flood fields\, and disrupt hospitals.\n\nThe Secure Intern
et of Things Project (SITP) is a new collaboration between Stanford\, UC B
erkeley\, and the University of Michigan that is part of the Stanford Data
Science Initiative. Its goal is to rethink how we design\, implement and
test the Internet of Things so that it is secure and trustworthy while all
owing applications using interesting data science and analytics.\n\nStanfo
rd Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held at Stanford that brin
gs together people interested in big data\, analytics\, databases\, and ot
her interesting computer science topics.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nPhilip Alexander
Levis is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engine
ering at Stanford University\, where he heads the Stanford Information Net
works Group (SING) and directs the Secure Internet of Things Project (SITP
). He has a self-destructive aversion to low-hanging fruit and a deep appr
eciation for excellent engineering.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150213T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150213T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150205T223625Z
LOCATION:Huang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium
SUMMARY:Embedded\, networked sensors and actuators are everywhere. They are
in engines\, monitoring combustion and performance. They are in our shoes
and on our wrists\, helping us exercise enough and measuring our sleep. T
hey are in our phones\, our homes\, hospitals\, offices\, ovens\, planes\,
trains\, and automobiles. Their streams of data will improve industry\, e
nergy consumption\, agriculture\, business\, and our health. Software proc
esses these streams to provide real-time analytics\, insights\, and notifi
cations\, as well as control and actuate the physical world. The emerging
Internet of Things has tremendous potential\, but also tremendous dangers.
Internet threats today steal credit cards. Internet threats tomorrow will
disable home security systems\, flood fields\, and disrupt hospitals.\n\n
The Secure Internet of Things Project (SITP) is a new collaboration betwee
n Stanford\, UC Berkeley\, and the University of Michigan that is part of
the Stanford Data Science Initiative. Its goal is to rethink how we design
\, implement and test the Internet of Things so that it is secure and trus
tworthy while allowing applications using interesting data science and ana
lytics.\n\nStanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held at S
tanford that brings together people interested in big data\, analytics\, d
atabases\, and other interesting computer science topics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/stanford-data-science-in
foseminar-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1332.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T191159Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nFriday\, February 20\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5
:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium\n\nSpeake
r: \n\nAlexey Pozdnukhov (UC Berkeley)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\n
TBA\n\nStanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held at Stanf
ord that brings together people interested in big data\, analytics\, datab
ases\, and other interesting computer science topics.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150220T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150220T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150108T191222Z
LOCATION:Huang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium
SUMMARY:TBA\n\nStanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held a
t Stanford that brings together people interested in big data\, analytics\
, databases\, and other interesting computer science topics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/stanford-data-science-in
foseminar-2
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1333.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T191346Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nFriday\, February 27\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5
:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium\n\nSpeake
r: \n\nThomas G. Dietterich (Oregon State)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n
\n\nTBA\n\nStanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held at S
tanford that brings together people interested in big data\, analytics\, d
atabases\, and other interesting computer science topics.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150227T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150227T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150108T191406Z
LOCATION:Huang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium
SUMMARY:TBA\n\nStanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held a
t Stanford that brings together people interested in big data\, analytics\
, databases\, and other interesting computer science topics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/stanford-data-science-in
foseminar-3
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1334.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T191538Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 6\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15p
m\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium\n\nSpeaker:
\n\nAndrew Eland (Google)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTBA\n\nStanfo
rd Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held at Stanford that brin
gs together people interested in big data\, analytics\, databases\, and ot
her interesting computer science topics.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150306T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150306T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150108T191600Z
LOCATION:Huang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium
SUMMARY:TBA\n\nStanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held a
t Stanford that brings together people interested in big data\, analytics\
, databases\, and other interesting computer science topics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/stanford-data-science-in
foseminar-4
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1335.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T191715Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nDatacenters as Computers: Google Engineering & Datab
ase Research Perspectives\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 13\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15
pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHuang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium\n\nSpeaker:
\n\nShivakumar Venkataraman (Google)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTh
is will largely be a repeat of the VLDB 2014 Keynote Address with a few ch
anges. I will share Google's experience in building a scalable data infras
tructure that leverages datacenters for managing Google's advertising data
over the last decade. In order to support the massive online advertising
platform at Google\, the data infrastructure must simultaneously support b
oth transactional and analytical workloads. The focus of this talk will be
to highlight how the datacenter architecture and the cloud computing para
digm has enabled us to manage the exponential growth in data volumes and u
ser queries\, make our services highly available and fault tolerant to mas
sive datacenter outages\, and deliver results with very low latencies. We
note that other Internet companies have also undergone similar growth in d
ata volumes and user queries. In fact\, this phenomenon has resulted in at
least two new terms in the technology lexicon: big data and cloud computi
ng. Cloud computing (and datacenters) have been largely responsible for sc
aling the data volumes from terabytes range just a few years ago to now re
aching in the exabyte range over the next couple of years. Delivering solu
tions at this scale that are fault- tolerant\, latency sensitive\, and hig
hly available requires a combination of research advances with engineering
ingenuity at Google and elsewhere. Next\, we will try to answer the follo
wing question: is a datacenter just another (very large) computer? Or\, do
es it fundamentally change the design principles for data-centric applicat
ions and systems. We will conclude with some of the unique research challe
nges that need to be addressed in order to sustain continuous growth in da
ta volumes while supporting high throughput and low latencies.\n\nStanford
Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held at Stanford that brings
together people interested in big data\, analytics\, databases\, and othe
r interesting computer science topics.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nShivakumar Venkata
raman is Vice President of Engineering for Google's Advertising Infrastruc
ture and Payments Systems. He received his BS in Computer Science from IIT
\, Madras in 1990 and received his MS and PhD in Computer Science from Uni
versity of Wisconsin at Madison in 1991 and 1996 respectively. From 1996 t
o 2000\, he worked on the development of IBM's federated query optimizers
and associated technologies. He worked with Cohera Corporation\, PeopleSof
t\, Required Technologies\, and AdeSoft. He also served as a Visiting Facu
lty member at UC Berkeley in 2002. He has been with Google since 2003. At
Google\, Dr. Venkataraman is recognized for the vision in the development
of critical technologies for databases: scalable distributed database mana
gement system F1\, scalable data warehousing solution Mesa\, scalable log-
processing system Photon\, among others.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloqui
um
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150313T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150313T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150309T151509Z
LOCATION:Huang Engineering Center\, Nvidia Auditorium
SUMMARY:This will largely be a repeat of the VLDB 2014 Keynote Address with
a few changes. I will share Google's experience in building a scalable da
ta infrastructure that leverages datacenters for managing Google's adverti
sing data over the last decade. In order to support the massive online adv
ertising platform at Google\, the data infrastructure must simultaneously
support both transactional and analytical workloads. The focus of this tal
k will be to highlight how the datacenter architecture and the cloud compu
ting paradigm has enabled us to manage the exponential growth in data volu
mes and user queries\, make our services highly available and fault tolera
nt to massive datacenter outages\, and deliver results with very low laten
cies. We note that other Internet companies have also undergone similar gr
owth in data volumes and user queries. In fact\, this phenomenon has resul
ted in at least two new terms in the technology lexicon: big data and clou
d computing. Cloud computing (and datacenters) have been largely responsib
le for scaling the data volumes from terabytes range just a few years ago
to now reaching in the exabyte range over the next couple of years. Delive
ring solutions at this scale that are fault- tolerant\, latency sensitive\
, and highly available requires a combination of research advances with en
gineering ingenuity at Google and elsewhere. Next\, we will try to answer
the following question: is a datacenter just another (very large) computer
? Or\, does it fundamentally change the design principles for data-centric
applications and systems. We will conclude with some of the unique resear
ch challenges that need to be addressed in order to sustain continuous gro
wth in data volumes while supporting high throughput and low latencies.\n
\nStanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held at Stanford t
hat brings together people interested in big data\, analytics\, databases\
, and other interesting computer science topics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/stanford-data-science-in
foseminar-5
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1336.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T192405Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nWednesday\, January 14\, 2015 - 5:00pm to
6:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllenX Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAlon Halevy (Googl
e)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe Information Pioneers Speaker Ser
ies will feature industry leaders who have successfully built and grown or
ganizations around extracting insights from data.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150114T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150114T180000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150109T161146Z
LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:The Information Pioneers Speaker Series will feature industry leade
rs who have successfully built and grown organizations around extracting i
nsights from data.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/information-pioneers-spe
aker-series
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1337.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T192623Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nWednesday\, January 28\, 2015 - 5:00pm to
6:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllenX Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nHal Varian (Google
)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe Information Pioneers Speaker Seri
es will feature industry leaders who have successfully built and grown org
anizations around extracting insights from data.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150128T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150128T180000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150109T161108Z
LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:The Information Pioneers Speaker Series will feature industry leade
rs who have successfully built and grown organizations around extracting i
nsights from data.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/information-pioneers-spe
aker-series-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1338.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T192806Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nWednesday\, February 11\, 2015 - 5:00pm t
o 6:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllenX Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nArun Murthy (Hort
onworks)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe Information Pioneers Speak
er Series will feature industry leaders who have successfully built and gr
own organizations around extracting insights from data.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150211T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150211T180000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150108T192826Z
LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:The Information Pioneers Speaker Series will feature industry leade
rs who have successfully built and grown organizations around extracting i
nsights from data.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/information-pioneers-spe
aker-series-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1339.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150108T192957Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nThe business of data\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 11\, 2
015 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllenX Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nIon
Stoica (Databricks and UC Berkeley)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nAb
out Databricks:Databricks was founded by the creators of Apache Spark at U
C Berkeley AMPLab. They commercialize software and hosted services for ext
racting value from big data.\n\n \n\nThe Information Pioneers Speaker Seri
es will feature industry leaders who have successfully built and grown org
anizations around extracting insights from data.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nIon Stoi
ca is the co-founder and CEO of Databricks. He is also a Professor in the
EECS Department at University of California at Berkeley. In 2006\, he co-f
ounded Conviva\, a startup to commercialize technologies for large scale v
ideo distribution. Ion does research on cloud computing and networked comp
uter systems. Past work includes the Dynamic Packet State (DPS)\, Chord DH
T\, Internet Indirection Infrastructure (i3)\, declarative networks\, repl
ay-debugging\, and multi-layer tracing in distributed systems. His current
research focuses on resource management and scheduling for data centers\,
cluster computing frameworks\, and network architectures. He is an ACM Fe
llow and has received numerous awards\, including the SIGCOMM Test of Time
Award (2011)\, and the ACM doctoral dissertation award (2001).\n\n\nGradu
ate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150311T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150311T180000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150309T135317Z
LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:About Databricks:Databricks was founded by the creators of Apache S
park at UC Berkeley AMPLab. They commercialize software and hosted service
s for extracting value from big data.\n\n \n\nThe Information Pioneers Spe
aker Series will feature industry leaders who have successfully built and
grown organizations around extracting insights from data.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/information-pioneers-spe
aker-series-2
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1341.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150109T152345Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nThe Future Electric Power System - Developments and
New Analysis Tools\n\n\n\nMonday\, January 12\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n
\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 270\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProf. Göran Andersson (ETH Zürich)\n
\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nAn effective and sustainable energy syst
em is a fundamental prerequisite for the development of the society. In ma
ny parts of the world\, the electric power system has over the last 100 ye
ars developed to be the backbone of the energy system. Due to a number of
new requirements\, i.e. environmental\, political\, and economical\, the e
lectric power system is today facing a number of challenges and problems\,
whose solutions require joint efforts from engineers\, environmental scie
ntists\, economists\, social scientists\, etc. There are many indications
that the future power and energy systems will be more diverse as compared
with the ones of today and yesterday. Non-dispatchable generators\, energy
storage\, and consumers with load management schemes are examples of new
system components. Further\, the electric power system will interact more
with other energy carrier systems\, such as gas and heating systems\, and
with other infrastructure systems such as transportation systems\, e.g. el
ectric vehicles of different types. This lecture will give an overview and
background of these challenges and current developments\, particularly in
Europe.\n\nThe above changes imply that the traditional ways of operating
and planning the power systems are not always appropriate and new models
and analysis tools are needed. In order to meet these new modelling demand
s novel concepts for system-level considerations have been developed\, whi
ch concepts allows the modelling of technologically diverse unit portfolio
s in a unified approach\, e.g. the energy hub and the power node approache
s. These frameworks are used for designing operational strategies\, especi
ally in the presence of non-dispatchable generation and significant storag
e capacities\, as well as for evaluation of operational performance in ter
ms of energy efficiency\, reliability\, environmental impact\, and cost. T
his lecture will also discuss these models and tools\, and their applicati
on to system studies will be demonstrated.\n\n\n\n\nGöran Andersson obtain
ed his M.S. (1975) and Ph.D. (1980) degrees from the University of Lund\,
Sweden. In 1980 he joined ASEA's\, now ABB's\, HVDC division in Ludvika\,
Sweden\, and in 1986 he was appointed full professor in electric power sys
tems at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology)\, Stockholm\, Sweden. Since 20
00 he is full professor in electric power systems at ETH Zürich (Swiss Fed
eral Institute of Technology)\, where he also heads the powers system labo
ratory. His research interests include power systems dynamics and control\
, power markets\, and future energy systems. Göran Andersson is a Fellow o
f IEEE\, a Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and of the Roya
l Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. He was the recipient of the IEE
E PES Outstanding Power Educator Award 2007 and of the George Montefiore I
nternational Award 2010.\n\n\nConference
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150112T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150112T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150109T152537Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 270
SUMMARY:An effective and sustainable energy system is a fundamental prerequ
isite for the development of the society. In many parts of the world\, the
electric power system has over the last 100 years developed to be the bac
kbone of the energy system. Due to a number of new requirements\, i.e. env
ironmental\, political\, and economical\, the electric power system is tod
ay facing a number of challenges and problems\, whose solutions require jo
int efforts from engineers\, environmental scientists\, economists\, socia
l scientists\, etc. There are many indications that the future power and e
nergy systems will be more diverse as compared with the ones of today and
yesterday. Non-dispatchable generators\, energy storage\, and consumers wi
th load management schemes are examples of new system components. Further\
, the electric power system will interact more with other energy carrier s
ystems\, such as gas and heating systems\, and with other infrastructure s
ystems such as transportation systems\, e.g. electric vehicles of differen
t types. This lecture will give an overview and background of these challe
nges and current developments\, particularly in Europe.\n\nThe above chang
es imply that the traditional ways of operating and planning the power sys
tems are not always appropriate and new models and analysis tools are need
ed. In order to meet these new modelling demands novel concepts for system
-level considerations have been developed\, which concepts allows the mode
lling of technologically diverse unit portfolios in a unified approach\, e
.g. the energy hub and the power node approaches. These frameworks are use
d for designing operational strategies\, especially in the presence of non
-dispatchable generation and significant storage capacities\, as well as f
or evaluation of operational performance in terms of energy efficiency\, r
eliability\, environmental impact\, and cost. This lecture will also discu
ss these models and tools\, and their application to system studies will b
e demonstrated.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-seminar-future
-electric-power-system-developments-and-new-analysis-tools
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1342.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150109T201921Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nCausal Entropic Forces\n\n\n\nTuesday\, February 10\
, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 200\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAlex W
issner-Gross (Harvard)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nRecent advances
in fields ranging from cosmology to computer science have hinted at a poss
ible deep connection between intelligence and entropy maximization\, but n
o formal physical relationship between them has yet been established. In t
his talk\, we present recent advances toward such a relationship in the fo
rm of a causal generalization of entropic forces that we find can cause a
variety of rich cognitive adaptive behaviors -- including the passing of m
ultiple animal intelligence tests\, human game playing\, and profitable fi
nancial trading -- to spontaneously emerge in simple physical and digital
systems. Our results suggest a potentially general thermodynamic model of
adaptive behavior as a nonequilibrium process in open systems.\n\n \n\nHel
d Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 2
00 (see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.Autum
n 2014/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & You
ng Lee\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied Physics / Physics Coll
oquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150210T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150210T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150205T201241Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 200
SUMMARY:Recent advances in fields ranging from cosmology to computer scienc
e have hinted at a possible deep connection between intelligence and entro
py maximization\, but no formal physical relationship between them has yet
been established. In this talk\, we present recent advances toward such a
relationship in the form of a causal generalization of entropic forces th
at we find can cause a variety of rich cognitive adaptive behaviors -- inc
luding the passing of multiple animal intelligence tests\, human game play
ing\, and profitable financial trading -- to spontaneously emerge in simpl
e physical and digital systems. Our results suggest a potentially general
thermodynamic model of adaptive behavior as a nonequilibrium process in op
en systems.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett T
eaching Center\, room 200 (see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian P
hysics at 4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollbe
rg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-causal-entropic-forces
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1343.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150109T202104Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nStrong Photon-Photon Interactions\n\n\n\nTuesday\, F
ebruary 17\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 200\n\nSpeaker:
\n\nVladen Vuletic (MIT)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nPhotons are b
oring: they all move at one speed and do not interact with one another. I
will present an unusual optical medium that is nonlinear at the quantum sc
ale: In this medium\, photons travel slowly\, acquire mass\, and exhibit s
trong mutual attraction\, so strong that two photons can even form a two-b
ody bound state. The medium can also be made to transmit one\, but absorb
two photons. This and other progress in the field enables novel quantum op
tical devices\, such as a strongly interacting quantum gas of photons\, an
optical transistor gated by just one photon\, or a device that can detect
and count optical photons without destroying them.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays
at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see map
). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\,
Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee\n\n
\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied Physics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150217T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150217T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150217T165624Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 200
SUMMARY:Photons are boring: they all move at one speed and do not interact
with one another. I will present an unusual optical medium that is nonline
ar at the quantum scale: In this medium\, photons travel slowly\, acquire
mass\, and exhibit strong mutual attraction\, so strong that two photons c
an even form a two-body bound state. The medium can also be made to transm
it one\, but absorb two photons. This and other progress in the field enab
les novel quantum optical devices\, such as a strongly interacting quantum
gas of photons\, an optical transistor gated by just one photon\, or a de
vice that can detect and count optical photons without destroying them.\n
\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Cente
r\, room 200 (see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:0
0 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macin
tosh & Young Lee
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-strong-photon-photon-interactions
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1344.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150109T202251Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nLaser-driven Shock Waves: From Cosmic-ray Physics to
Medical Applications\n\n\n\nTuesday\, February 24\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15
pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 200\n\nSpeaker: \n\nFrederico Fiuza (SLAC Nationa
l Accelerator Laboratory)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nShock waves a
re ubiquitous in astrophysical environments and are tightly connected with
magnetic-field amplification and particle acceleration. The fast progress
in high-power laser technology is bringing the study of high Mach number
shocks into the realm of laboratory plasmas\, where in situ measurements c
an be made helping us understand the fundamental kinetic processes behind
shocks. I will discuss the recent progress in laser-driven shock experimen
ts at state-of-the-art facilities like NIF and Omega and the important rol
e that ab initio massively parallel simulations are playing in the design
of these experiments and in our understanding of the plasma microphysics i
nvolved in particle acceleration and radiation emission. Finally\, I will
show that by controlling the laser and plasma conditions it is possible to
explore different particle acceleration mechanisms\, from Fermi-like proc
esses\, which are relevant in astrophysics\, to the generation of high-qua
lity ion beams for radiotherapy.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the
William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see map). Refreshments in
the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.\n\nAutumn 2014/15\, Committee: A.
Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee\n\n\nGraduate\nSemi
nar / Colloquium\nApplied Physics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150224T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150224T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150219T154923Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 200
SUMMARY:Shock waves are ubiquitous in astrophysical environments and are ti
ghtly connected with magnetic-field amplification and particle acceleratio
n. The fast progress in high-power laser technology is bringing the study
of high Mach number shocks into the realm of laboratory plasmas\, where in
situ measurements can be made helping us understand the fundamental kinet
ic processes behind shocks. I will discuss the recent progress in laser-dr
iven shock experiments at state-of-the-art facilities like NIF and Omega a
nd the important role that ab initio massively parallel simulations are pl
aying in the design of these experiments and in our understanding of the p
lasma microphysics involved in particle acceleration and radiation emissio
n. Finally\, I will show that by controlling the laser and plasma conditio
ns it is possible to explore different particle acceleration mechanisms\,
from Fermi-like processes\, which are relevant in astrophysics\, to the ge
neration of high-quality ion beams for radiotherapy.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays
at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see ma
p). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.\n\nAutumn 2014
/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-laser-driven-shock-waves-cosmic-ray-physics-medical
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1345.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150109T202422Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nFrom Stimulation to Perception: Adaptive Optics for
Testing Human Vision on a Cellular Scale\n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 3\, 2015
- 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 200\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAustin Roorda
(UC Berkeley)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nLearning how sensory sig
nals are transformed into perception is a challenge. In vitro preparations
offer access to single cells as well as to an ever-expanding arsenal of t
ools to measure physiology\, but come at the cost of perception. Living an
imals impose limitations on access (controlling the retinal stimulation\,
for example) and can only offer primitive measures of perception. By combi
ning adaptive-optics micro-optical-stimulation with high-speed eye trackin
g in humans\, we believe we can offer the best of both worlds. Adaptive op
tics and high-speed eye tracking allow us to control light stimulation dow
n to the single receptor level and\, since it is done in humans\, we can u
se that in concert with sophisticated psychophysical tasks. This talk will
describe the evolution of the technology that we've developed in our lab
followed by an update on our ongoing efforts to learn about the neural cir
cuits that underlie human spatial and color vision.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays
at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see map
). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\,
Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee\n\n
\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied Physics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150303T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150303T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150226T163206Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 200
SUMMARY:Learning how sensory signals are transformed into perception is a c
hallenge. In vitro preparations offer access to single cells as well as to
an ever-expanding arsenal of tools to measure physiology\, but come at th
e cost of perception. Living animals impose limitations on access (control
ling the retinal stimulation\, for example) and can only offer primitive m
easures of perception. By combining adaptive-optics micro-optical-stimulat
ion with high-speed eye tracking in humans\, we believe we can offer the b
est of both worlds. Adaptive optics and high-speed eye tracking allow us t
o control light stimulation down to the single receptor level and\, since
it is done in humans\, we can use that in concert with sophisticated psych
ophysical tasks. This talk will describe the evolution of the technology t
hat we've developed in our lab followed by an update on our ongoing effort
s to learn about the neural circuits that underlie human spatial and color
vision.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teac
hing Center\, room 200 (see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Phys
ics at 4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\
, B. Macintosh & Young Lee
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-topic-tba-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1346.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150109T202631Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nRecent Cosmology Results from the Planck Experiment
\n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 10\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett
200\n\nSpeaker: \n\nFrançois R. Bouchet (Institut d'Astrophysique de Pari
s)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nSketched out in 1992\, selected by E
SA in 1996\, launched in 2009\, Planck delivered a first set of results on
March 21\, 2013\, in particular a 'definitive' map of the anisotropies of
the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). The later displays minuscule varia
tions as a function of the observing direction of the temperature of the f
ossil radiation around its mean temperature of 2.725K. These CMB anisotrop
ies\, of rms ~100microK\, reveal the imprint of the primordial fluctuation
s which initiate the growth of the large scale structures of the Universe\
, as transformed by their evolution\, in particular during the first 370 0
00 years. Since 2013\, we analyzed twice more data and in particular the p
olarization information we gathered over the full course of the mission. I
will describe the new results we just obtained\, and in particular confro
nt what temperature and polarization anisotropies teach us\, both in terms
of content of the universe and of characteristics of the primordial fluct
uations.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teac
hing Center\, room 200 (see map). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Phys
ics at 4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\, Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\
, B. Macintosh & Young Lee\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied Ph
ysics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150310T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150310T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150305T155006Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 200
SUMMARY:Sketched out in 1992\, selected by ESA in 1996\, launched in 2009\,
Planck delivered a first set of results on March 21\, 2013\, in particula
r a 'definitive' map of the anisotropies of the Cosmic Microwave Backgroun
d (CMB). The later displays minuscule variations as a function of the obse
rving direction of the temperature of the fossil radiation around its mean
temperature of 2.725K. These CMB anisotropies\, of rms ~100microK\, revea
l the imprint of the primordial fluctuations which initiate the growth of
the large scale structures of the Universe\, as transformed by their evolu
tion\, in particular during the first 370 000 years. Since 2013\, we analy
zed twice more data and in particular the polarization information we gath
ered over the full course of the mission. I will describe the new results
we just obtained\, and in particular confront what temperature and polariz
ation anisotropies teach us\, both in terms of content of the universe and
of characteristics of the primordial fluctuations.\n\n \n\nHeld Tuesdays
at 4:15 pm\, in the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, room 200 (see map
). Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00 pm.Autumn 2014/15\,
Committee: A. Linde (Chair)\, L. Hollberg\, B. Macintosh & Young Lee
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-recent-cosmology-results-planck-experiment
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1347.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T171703Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nUnderstanding Visual Computations in the Primate Ret
ina\n\n\n\nThursday\, January 29\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nP
ackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nE.J. Chichilnisky (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Desc
ription: \n\n\n\nVision begins with neural computation in the retina\, whi
ch sends a highly processed version of the visual world along multiple par
allel pathways to the brain. Our research is focused on understanding visu
al computations in the primate retina and on using this information for th
e design of artificial retinas to treat blindness. I will describe the sta
te of our understanding of visual computations in the retinal circuitry\,
with an emphasis on open problems for future exploration\, and on achievin
g a synthetic understanding appropriate for diverse applications.\n\n\n\n
\nE.J. Chichilnisky is the John R. Adler Professor of Neurosurgery at Stan
ford University\, where he has been since 2013 after 15 years at the Salk
Institute for Biological Studies. He received his M.S. in mathematics and
Ph.D. in neuroscience from Stanford University. His research program focus
es on understanding the spatiotemporal patterns of electrical activity in
the retina that convey visual information to the brain\, and their origins
in retinal circuitry\, using large-scale multi-electrode recordings. His
lab also works on physiological experiments with electrical stimulation ai
med at advancing the design of visual prostheses for treating blindness. H
e has directed or taught at the Cold Spring Harbor Computational Vision co
urse since 1998. He is the recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
ship\, a McKnight Scholar Award\, and a McKnight Technological Innovation
in Neuroscience Award.\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150129T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150129T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T192844Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Vision begins with neural computation in the retina\, which sends a
highly processed version of the visual world along multiple parallel path
ways to the brain. Our research is focused on understanding visual computa
tions in the primate retina and on using this information for the design o
f artificial retinas to treat blindness. I will describe the state of our
understanding of visual computations in the retinal circuitry\, with an em
phasis on open problems for future exploration\, and on achieving a synthe
tic understanding appropriate for diverse applications.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-understanding-visual-computations-primate-retina
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1348.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T171916Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSpectral Embedding of k-Cliques\, Graph Partitioning
and k-Means\n\n\n\nThursday\, January 22\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVen
ue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProfessor Moses Charikar (Princeton)\n
\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nWe introduce and study a new notion of g
raph partitioning\, intimately connected to k-means clustering. Informally
\, our graph partitioning objective asks for the optimal spectral simplifi
cation of a graph as a disjoint union of k normalized cliques. It is a var
iant of graph decomposition into expanders (where expansion is not measure
d w.r.t. the induced graph). Optimizing this new objective is equivalent t
o clustering the effective resistance embedding of the original graph. Our
approximation algorithm for the new objective is closely related to spect
ral clustering: it optimizes the k-means objective on a certain smoothed v
ersion of the resistive distance embedding. We also show that spectral clu
stering applied directly to the original graph gives guarantees for our ne
w objective function.\n\nIn order to illustrate the power of our new notio
n\, we show that approximation algorithms for our new objective can be use
d in a black box fashion to approximately recover a partition of a graph i
nto k pieces given a guarantee that a good partition exists with sufficien
tly large gap in internal and external conductance.\n\nJoint work with Pra
njal Awasthi\, Ravishankar Krishnaswamy\, and Ali Kemal Sinop\n\n\n\n\nMos
es Charikar is a professor of Computer Science at Princeton University. He
obtained his PhD from Stanford University in 2000\, spent a year in the r
esearch group at Google and has been at Princeton since 2001. He is broadl
y interested in the design and analysis of algorithms with an emphasis on
approximation algorithms for hard problems\, metric embeddings and algorit
hmic techniques for big data. His work on dimension reduction won the best
paper award at FOCS 2003. He was jointly awarded the 2012 Paris Kanellaki
s Theory and Practice Award for work on locality sensitive hashing\, and w
as recently named a Simons Investigator in theoretical computer science.\n
\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab
(ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150122T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150122T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T171922Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:We introduce and study a new notion of graph partitioning\, intimat
ely connected to k-means clustering. Informally\, our graph partitioning o
bjective asks for the optimal spectral simplification of a graph as a disj
oint union of k normalized cliques. It is a variant of graph decomposition
into expanders (where expansion is not measured w.r.t. the induced graph)
. Optimizing this new objective is equivalent to clustering the effective
resistance embedding of the original graph. Our approximation algorithm fo
r the new objective is closely related to spectral clustering: it optimize
s the k-means objective on a certain smoothed version of the resistive dis
tance embedding. We also show that spectral clustering applied directly to
the original graph gives guarantees for our new objective function.\n\nIn
order to illustrate the power of our new notion\, we show that approximat
ion algorithms for our new objective can be used in a black box fashion to
approximately recover a partition of a graph into k pieces given a guaran
tee that a good partition exists with sufficiently large gap in internal a
nd external conductance.\n\nJoint work with Pranjal Awasthi\, Ravishankar
Krishnaswamy\, and Ali Kemal Sinop
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-spectral-embedding-k-cliques-graph-partitioning-and
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1349.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T215020Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nThursday\, February 12\, 2015 - 4:15pm to
5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nSanjay Shakkottai (UT Au
stin)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTBA\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergra
duate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150212T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150212T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T215026Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-sanjay-shakkottai-ut-austin
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1350.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T215255Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nIf it spreads it can't hide: detecting epidemics fro
m weak signatures\n\n\n\nThursday\, February 19\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm
\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nConstantine Caramanis (UT Austi
n)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nLast week\, Sanjay Shakkottai (UT Au
stin) talked about how external agents affect spreading properties of an e
pidemic -- a prediction or 'forward' problem. This talk is about 'inverse'
problems -- what explains what we are seeing? In particular\, is it an ep
idemic?\n\nSpecifically\, we ask: can we (early) detect the spread of a ne
w disease\, or of a new kind of malware\, one whose properties have not be
en studied\, and characteristics not yet identified? We consider the probl
em of detecting an infection process in a network when the indication that
any particular node is infected is extremely noisy -- statistically indis
tinguishable from everyday behavior.\n\nSuch a scenario occurs\, for insta
nce\, when the only signature of a worm infecting a neighboring network no
de is a (rarely occurring) temporally-localized increased processor and ne
twork load (when the worm is actively spreading from one node to its neigh
bor). However\, many other benign activities have a similar signature\; fu
rther these benign activities occur frequently (as opposed to the rare occ
urrence of a worm infection). While it is impossible to distinguish betwee
n an infection incidence and a benign activity merely from observing a sin
gle node\, we show that the spread itself can be used as a global signatur
e of epidemic spread\, and thus we can reliably distinguish between these
two hypotheses (epidemic / benign activity). In addition\, we explore how
graph topology impacts our ability to do early detection.\n\nBased on join
t with work Chris Milling\, Eli Meirom\, Sanjay Shakkottai\, Shie Mannor a
nd Ariel Orda.\n\n \n\n \n\nThe Information Systems Laboratory Colloquium
(ISLC) is typically held in Packard 101 every Thursday at 4:15 pm during t
he academic year. Refreshments are usually served after the talk.\n\nThe C
olloquium is organized by graduate students Chris Fougner\, Hyeji Kim\, Ne
al Master and Dor Shaviv. To suggest speakers\, please contact any of the
students.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nConstantine Caramanis received the A.B. degree
in Mathematics from Harvard University\, and the MS and Ph.D. degrees from
MIT. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electric
al and Computer Engineering at UT Austin. He received the NSF CAREER award
in 2011. His current research interests include optimization and large-sc
ale inference\, computation and decision-making in large-scale systems.\n
\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab
(ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150219T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150219T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150217T201130Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Last week\, Sanjay Shakkottai (UT Austin) talked about how external
agents affect spreading properties of an epidemic -- a prediction or 'for
ward' problem. This talk is about 'inverse' problems -- what explains what
we are seeing? In particular\, is it an epidemic?\n\nSpecifically\, we as
k: can we (early) detect the spread of a new disease\, or of a new kind of
malware\, one whose properties have not been studied\, and characteristic
s not yet identified? We consider the problem of detecting an infection pr
ocess in a network when the indication that any particular node is infecte
d is extremely noisy -- statistically indistinguishable from everyday beha
vior.\n\nSuch a scenario occurs\, for instance\, when the only signature o
f a worm infecting a neighboring network node is a (rarely occurring) temp
orally-localized increased processor and network load (when the worm is ac
tively spreading from one node to its neighbor). However\, many other beni
gn activities have a similar signature\; further these benign activities o
ccur frequently (as opposed to the rare occurrence of a worm infection). W
hile it is impossible to distinguish between an infection incidence and a
benign activity merely from observing a single node\, we show that the spr
ead itself can be used as a global signature of epidemic spread\, and thus
we can reliably distinguish between these two hypotheses (epidemic / beni
gn activity). In addition\, we explore how graph topology impacts our abil
ity to do early detection.\n\nBased on joint with work Chris Milling\, Eli
Meirom\, Sanjay Shakkottai\, Shie Mannor and Ariel Orda.\n\n \n\n \n\nThe
Information Systems Laboratory Colloquium (ISLC) is typically held in Pac
kard 101 every Thursday at 4:15 pm during the academic year. Refreshments
are usually served after the talk.\n\nThe Colloquium is organized by gradu
ate students Chris Fougner\, Hyeji Kim\, Neal Master and Dor Shaviv. To su
ggest speakers\, please contact any of the students.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-if-it-spreads-it-cant-hide-detecting-epidemics-weak
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1351.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T215426Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nExploiting convex structure in aircraft design\n\n\n
\nThursday\, February 26\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 1
01\n\nSpeaker: \n\nWarren Hoburg (MIT) \n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\n
Modern aircraft represent some of the most complex\, performance-driven en
gineering systems ever conceived and built. Surprisingly\, many high-level
relationships and constraints on aircraft performance can be encoded via
the feasible set of a geometric program. This observation gives us a relia
ble and efficient way to solve conceptual design problems. Using optimal d
ual variables\, we can also quantify performance sensitivities\, better un
derstand tradeoffs\, and guide higher fidelity analysis and optimization.
We will discuss modeling techniques that have been successful in transform
ing aircraft design problems to GPs\, ongoing research in GP modeling\, fi
tting of GP-compatible models from data\, and possible implications for de
sign of large multidisciplinary systems.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nWarren is an ass
istant professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics as MIT. He completed his
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Berkeley in 2013 u
nder the supervision of Pieter Abbeel. He received his BS in Aerospace Eng
ineering from MIT. He spent 2013-2014 at Boeing Commercial Airplanes Produ
ct Development working on optimization problems in composite manufacturing
. His current research interests include convex optimization\, operations
research\, and decision-making in aerospace and manufacturing systems.\n\n
\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (
ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150226T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150226T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150223T232605Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Modern aircraft represent some of the most complex\, performance-dr
iven engineering systems ever conceived and built. Surprisingly\, many hig
h-level relationships and constraints on aircraft performance can be encod
ed via the feasible set of a geometric program. This observation gives us
a reliable and efficient way to solve conceptual design problems. Using op
timal dual variables\, we can also quantify performance sensitivities\, be
tter understand tradeoffs\, and guide higher fidelity analysis and optimiz
ation. We will discuss modeling techniques that have been successful in tr
ansforming aircraft design problems to GPs\, ongoing research in GP modeli
ng\, fitting of GP-compatible models from data\, and possible implications
for design of large multidisciplinary systems.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-exploiting-convex-structure-aircraft-design
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1352.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T215606Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nOn Landau's eigenvalue theorem and information cut-s
ets\n\n\n\nThursday\, March 5\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPack
ard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nMassimo Franceschetti (UCSD)\n\nAbstract / Descrip
tion: \n\n\n\nHow much information can be carried by electromagnetic radia
tion?\n\nWe present a variation of a theorem of Landau concerning the phas
e transition of the eigenvalues of a time-frequency limiting operator\, an
d describe its application in a limiting regime where the original theorem
cannot be directly applied. Using this result\, we compute the number of
degrees of freedom of square-integrable fields in terms of Kolmogorov's N-
width and determine\, up to order\, the total amount of information that c
an be transported in time and space by electromagnetic waves\, extending p
revious single-frequency treatments to signals of non-zero frequency bandw
idth.\n\nIn closing\, we also discuss how our mathematical results are rel
ated to the holographic principle of quantum gravity that has been formula
ted in the context of black hole thermodynamics.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nProfesso
r of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California at Sa
n Diego. Received the Laurea degree\, magna cum laude\, in Computer Engine
ering from the University of Naples in 1997\, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in El
ectrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1999\,
and 2003. Before joining UCSD\, he was a post-doctoral scholar at Univers
ity of California at Berkeley for two years.\n\nHe was awarded: the C. H.
Wilts Prize in 2003 for best doctoral thesis in Electrical Engineering at
Caltech\, the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation society S. A.
Schelkunoff best paper award in 2005\, the IEEE Communications society bes
t tutorial paper award in 2010 the IEEE Control theory society Ruberti you
ng researcher award in 2012. An NSF CAREER award in 2006\, and an ONR Youn
g Investigator award in 2007.\n\nHe has served: as Associate Editor for of
the IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (2009-2012)\, as as guest Ass
ociate Editor of the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communication. He i
s currently serving: as Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Contr
ol of Network Systems (2013-2016) and of the IEEE Transactions on Network
Science and Engineering (2014-2017).\n\nHe has held visiting positions: at
at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands\, at the Ecole Pol
ytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland\, at the University of Tren
to in Italy. His research interests are in physical and information-based
foundations of communication and control systems.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar /
Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150305T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150305T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150303T154807Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:How much information can be carried by electromagnetic radiation?\n
\nWe present a variation of a theorem of Landau concerning the phase trans
ition of the eigenvalues of a time-frequency limiting operator\, and descr
ibe its application in a limiting regime where the original theorem cannot
be directly applied. Using this result\, we compute the number of degrees
of freedom of square-integrable fields in terms of Kolmogorov's N-width a
nd determine\, up to order\, the total amount of information that can be t
ransported in time and space by electromagnetic waves\, extending previous
single-frequency treatments to signals of non-zero frequency bandwidth.\n
\nIn closing\, we also discuss how our mathematical results are related to
the holographic principle of quantum gravity that has been formulated in
the context of black hole thermodynamics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-landaus-eigenvalue-theorem-and-information-cut-sets
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1353.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T215728Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSpy vs. Spy: Anonymous Messaging\n\n\n\nThursday\, M
arch 19\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nPramod Viswanath (UIUC)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nAnonymous mes
saging platforms\, such Secret\, Whisper and Yik Yak\, have emerged as imp
ortant social media for sharing one's thoughts without the fear of being j
udged by friends\, family\, or the public. Further\, such anonymous platfo
rms are crucial in nations with authoritarian governments\, where the righ
t to free expression and sometimes the personal safety of the message auth
or depends on anonymity. Current platforms offer only superficial anonymit
y – their centralized implementation makes them naturally vulnerable to au
thoritarian adversaries and/or economic incentives.\n\nIn this talk\, we s
tudy the problem of designing a distributed messaging protocol that spread
s the message fast while keeping the identity of the source hidden from an
adversary. We present an anonymous messaging protocol\, which we call ada
ptive diffusion\, and show that it spreads fast and achieves nearly perfec
t obfuscation of the source for a wide range of adversaries. System issues
in the implementation of the protocol are discussed.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBio:\n
\nPramod Viswanath received the PhD degree in EECS from the University of
California at Berkeley in 2000. He was a member of technical staff at Flar
ion Technologies until August 2001 before joining the ECE department at th
e University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign. He is a recipient of the Xero
x Award for Faculty Research from the College of Engineering at UIUC (2010
)\, the Eliahu Jury Award from the EECS department of UC Berkeley (2000)\,
the Bernard Friedman Award from the Mathematics department of UC Berkeley
(2000)\, and the NSF CAREER Award (2003). He was an associate editor of t
he IEEE Transactions on Information Theory for the period 2006-2008.\n\n\n
Graduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150319T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150319T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150317T141414Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Anonymous messaging platforms\, such Secret\, Whisper and Yik Yak\,
have emerged as important social media for sharing one's thoughts without
the fear of being judged by friends\, family\, or the public. Further\, s
uch anonymous platforms are crucial in nations with authoritarian governme
nts\, where the right to free expression and sometimes the personal safety
of the message author depends on anonymity. Current platforms offer only
superficial anonymity – their centralized implementation makes them natura
lly vulnerable to authoritarian adversaries and/or economic incentives.\n
\nIn this talk\, we study the problem of designing a distributed messaging
protocol that spreads the message fast while keeping the identity of the
source hidden from an adversary. We present an anonymous messaging protoco
l\, which we call adaptive diffusion\, and show that it spreads fast and a
chieves nearly perfect obfuscation of the source for a wide range of adver
saries. System issues in the implementation of the protocol are discussed.
\n\n
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-spy-vs-spy-anonymous-messaging
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1354.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T223200Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nScotland & Norway - Entrepreneurship in Oil Economie
s\n\n\n\nMonday\, January 12\, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:45pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewle
tt 201\n\nSpeaker: \n\n--see event details--\n\nAbstract / Description: \n
\n\n\nScotland & Norway - Entrepreneurship in Oil EconomiesSession Two fea
tures an indepth look at how Europe's leading oil-based economies are buil
ding out their emerging startup sectors against the backdrop of historical
dependence on petroleum extraction. Our Scottish speaker will also touch
on how Scotland's recent push for independence from the UK has impacted th
e broader entrepreneurship environment.\n\n \n\nMondays 4:30pm @ Hewlett 2
01 Auditorium [ @Europreneurs ] Stanford Engineering's 'European Innovatio
n & Entrepreneurship' (ME421) is a weekly speaker series - now entering Ye
ar Seven - that presents industry leaders from Europe's hitech startup\, v
enture finance\, corporate\, university research & technology commercializ
ation communities to share their insights and experiences with aspiring an
d veteran entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.\n\nwww.europeanentrepreneursa
tstanford.com\n\n\n\n\nJamie Coleman — Managing Director\, CodeBase (UK)Dr
. Jamie Coleman is Managing Director of CodeBase\, the UK's largest tech i
ncubator with companies such as Kotikan\, MiiCard\, Rightscale\, Cloudsoft
and Float as tenants. He is also currently founder and Director of the Tu
ring Festival\; a Board member of The Edinburgh International Festival\; D
irector of Biospoke\, an open medicine technology company and a Board Memb
er of ScotlandIS\, the Software Trade Body in Scotland. Jamie began his ca
reer in Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetic Pregnancy. He has been involve
d for many years in biotechnology and commercialisation within the Life Sc
iences. He has founded and acted as Director in companies involved in scie
nce animation\, educational software and medical data.\n\nArne Tonning — G
eneral Partner\, Alliance Venture (NO)Arne Tonning has been a General Part
ner at Alliance Venture since 2008. Alliance Venture is a venture capital
firm investing in early-stage tech companies from its main base in Oslo\,
Norway. Arne is currently the Investor in Residence at Nordic Innovation H
ouse in Palo Alto\, where he is looking for new investment opportunities a
nd is a hands-on resource for the Alliance Venture portfolio companies to
connect with the tech industry and start-up ecosystem in Silicon Valley. H
e currently serves on the BoD of poLight\, Novelda and Encap Security\, an
d was the COB of Integrasco (sold to Confirmit). Arne holds BSc and MSc de
grees in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Edinburg
h Business School\, Heriot-Watt University.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Collo
quium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150112T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150112T174500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T223209Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:Scotland & Norway - Entrepreneurship in Oil EconomiesSession Two fe
atures an indepth look at how Europe's leading oil-based economies are bui
lding out their emerging startup sectors against the backdrop of historica
l dependence on petroleum extraction. Our Scottish speaker will also touch
on how Scotland's recent push for independence from the UK has impacted t
he broader entrepreneurship environment.\n\n \n\nMondays 4:30pm @ Hewlett
201 Auditorium [ @Europreneurs ] Stanford Engineering's 'European Innovati
on & Entrepreneurship' (ME421) is a weekly speaker series - now entering Y
ear Seven - that presents industry leaders from Europe's hitech startup\,
venture finance\, corporate\, university research & technology commerciali
zation communities to share their insights and experiences with aspiring a
nd veteran entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.\n\nwww.europeanentrepreneurs
atstanford.com
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/european-entrepreneurshi
p-innovation-thought-leaders-seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1355.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T223443Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSerbia & Poland - Gaming + Internet-of-Things Startu
ps\n\n\n\nMonday\, January 26\, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:45pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewl
ett 201\n\nSpeaker: \n\n--see event details--\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nOur third session presents two very 'hot' gaming and IoT startups
out of Belgarde and Krakow in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. Our first fo
under out of Serbia leads a young company that is an excellent example of
how many European gaming startups have been able to bootstrap themselves a
round early adopters in Europe and emerging markets\, thereby avoiding the
need to come to Silicon Valley for venture capital or new customers.\n\n
\n\nMondays 4:30pm @ Hewlett 201 Auditorium [ @Europreneurs ] Stanford Eng
ineering's 'European Innovation & Entrepreneurship' (ME421) is a weekly sp
eaker series - now entering Year Seven - that presents industry leaders fr
om Europe's hitech startup\, venture finance\, corporate\, university rese
arch & technology commercialization communities to share their insights an
d experiences with aspiring and veteran entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.
\n\nwww.europeanentrepreneursatstanford.com\n\n\n\n\nBranko Milutinovic –
CEO & Co-Founder\, Nordeus (RS)Based in Belgrade and Dublin\, Branko is th
e CEO and co-founder of one of the fastest growing European gaming compani
es – Nordeus. Over the previous 4 years bootstrapped Nordeus have grown fr
om 3 to 150 people\, pioneering the cross-platform game development & publ
ishing and becoming one of the most successful social and mobile gaming co
mpanies world wide. Engineer by education\, gamer in heart\, Branko grew u
p playing sports\, enjoying video games and coding. Not much has changed s
ince. Nordeus is best known for Top Eleven\, one of the most popular sport
s video games in the world with more than 5 million players on a daily bas
is and legendary Jose Mourinho as the official face of the game.\n\nJakub
Krzych - CEO & Co-Founder\, Estimote (PO)Based in Krakow and Silicon Valle
y\, Jakub is co-founder and CEO of Estimote\, Inc. a sensor-based analytic
s and engagement platform for retail stores. Prior to founding Estimote he
co-founded AdTaily\, the largest self-service ad network in Poland where
he served as Board Member and the Head of Product. At that time\, CNBC Bus
iness magazine considered AdTaily one of the 25 most innovative European c
ompanies. In 2009\, AdTaily was sold to AGORA - a leading CE media group.
He stepped down in 2012 to become a minority shareholder and Supervisory B
oard Member of AdTaily. Jakub graduated from the Jagiellonian University w
ith a degree in Applied Computer Science and Computational Physics.\n\n\nG
raduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150126T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150126T174500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T223450Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:Our third session presents two very 'hot' gaming and IoT startups o
ut of Belgarde and Krakow in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. Our first fou
nder out of Serbia leads a young company that is an excellent example of h
ow many European gaming startups have been able to bootstrap themselves ar
ound early adopters in Europe and emerging markets\, thereby avoiding the
need to come to Silicon Valley for venture capital or new customers.\n\n
\n\nMondays 4:30pm @ Hewlett 201 Auditorium [ @Europreneurs ] Stanford Eng
ineering's 'European Innovation & Entrepreneurship' (ME421) is a weekly sp
eaker series - now entering Year Seven - that presents industry leaders fr
om Europe's hitech startup\, venture finance\, corporate\, university rese
arch & technology commercialization communities to share their insights an
d experiences with aspiring and veteran entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.
\n\nwww.europeanentrepreneursatstanford.com
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/european-entrepreneurshi
p-innovation-thought-leaders-seminar-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1356.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T225034Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEuropean Market Entry Strategies for Tech Startups\n
\n\n\nMonday\, February 2\, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:45pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett
201\n\nSpeaker: \n\n--see event details--\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n
\n\nIn Session Four\, we present senior executives from leading New York a
nd Silicon Valley startups (3D printing and B2C e-commerce) that are curre
ntly entering or expanding into the European market. Our speakers will dis
cuss 'lessons learned'\, why and how they entered Europe\, costs and benef
its of expanding in Europe\, the different approaches and channels used\,
and what advice they would give to new Valley tech firms who plan to move
beyond the North American market in the next year.\n\nMondays 4:30pm @ Hew
lett 201 Auditorium [ @Europreneurs ] Stanford Engineering's 'European Inn
ovation & Entrepreneurship' (ME421) is a weekly speaker series - now enter
ing Year Seven - that presents industry leaders from Europe's hitech start
up\, venture finance\, corporate\, university research & technology commer
cialization communities to share their insights and experiences with aspir
ing and veteran entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.\n\nwww.europeanentrepre
neursatstanford.com\n\n\n\n\nBios:\n\nJennifer Lawton - CEO\, Makerbot Ind
ustries (NYC)Jennifer Lawton was named CEO of Makerbot in 2014. She has be
en with MakerBot since 2011 and has been responsible for the overall strat
egy and growth of the company\, including strategic partnerships\, product
development\, and retail. In addition to her work with MakerBot\, she is
a respected company builder\, technologist\, and advocate for fostering en
trepreneurship. In 1991\, Lawton co-founded Net Daemons Associates (NDA)\,
an information technology consulting firm. With Lawton as CEO\, NDA was r
ecognized on the 1998 Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing privately held
U.S. companies\, and on the Deloitte and Touche Fast 50 and Fast 500 lists
for 1997 and 1998. In 1999\, Net Daemons was acquired by Interliant Inc.
(formerly Sage Networks)\, where Lawton served as a senior vice president.
She later worked as an entrepreneur-in-residence with Softbank and Mobius
Venture Capital.\n\nBastian Purrer - Head-Global Growth\, Homejoy (SF)Bas
tian is currently in charge of global Growth/performance marketing at Home
Services marketplace Homejoy.com\, which is currently expanding to three
European markets. Previously\, Bastian - a German native - worked for four
years for the European incubator Rocket Internet as one of their leading
experts on Growth and Digital Marketing. Rocket Internet is the leading on
line venture building outside the US and China\, recently went public in G
ermany\, and is famous for its execution and fast international expansions
. At Rocket\, Bastian was an early member of Citydeal\, which grew the dai
ly deal model into 40 countries\, including all of Europe\, before selling
to Groupon. He then helped Groupon establish their market-leading brand i
n Japan and Korea. After 2 years at Groupon\, Bastian joined South-East As
ia's largest online fashion retailer Zalora.com as Chief Marketing Officer
. Zalora now has several million users and received more than $200 million
in outside funding. In 2013\, Bastian started his MBA at Harvard Business
School\, but left the program last summer in order to join Homejoy.\n\n\n
Graduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150202T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150202T174500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T225041Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:In Session Four\, we present senior executives from leading New Yor
k and Silicon Valley startups (3D printing and B2C e-commerce) that are cu
rrently entering or expanding into the European market. Our speakers will
discuss 'lessons learned'\, why and how they entered Europe\, costs and be
nefits of expanding in Europe\, the different approaches and channels used
\, and what advice they would give to new Valley tech firms who plan to mo
ve beyond the North American market in the next year.\n\nMondays 4:30pm @
Hewlett 201 Auditorium [ @Europreneurs ] Stanford Engineering's 'European
Innovation & Entrepreneurship' (ME421) is a weekly speaker series - now en
tering Year Seven - that presents industry leaders from Europe's hitech st
artup\, venture finance\, corporate\, university research & technology com
mercialization communities to share their insights and experiences with as
piring and veteran entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.\n\nwww.europeanentre
preneursatstanford.com
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/european-entrepreneurshi
p-innovation-thought-leaders-seminar-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1357.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T225256Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEuropean Media & Tech Reporting in Europe\n\n\n\nMon
day\, February 9\, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:45pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSp
eaker: \n\n--see event details--\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nFor th
is fifth session\, we present for the first time a panel of leading Europe
an tech journalists from top print and online media outlets who cover the
technology startup and innovation scenes in Silicon Valley and major Europ
ean countries.\n\n \n\nMondays 4:30pm @ Hewlett 201 Auditorium [ @Europren
eurs ] Stanford Engineering's 'European Innovation & Entrepreneurship' (ME
421) is a weekly speaker series - now entering Year Seven - that presents
industry leaders from Europe's hitech startup\, venture finance\, corporat
e\, university research & technology commercialization communities to shar
e their insights and experiences with aspiring and veteran entrepreneurs f
rom Silicon Valley.\n\nwww.europeanentrepreneursatstanford.com\n\n\n\n\nMi
ke Butcher - Editor-At-Large\, TechCrunch Europe\; Co-Founder\, TechHub (U
K)Mike Butcher is TechCrunch's 'Editor At Large.' As such he has a roving
brief to write about Startups\, Venture Capital\, technology trends and em
erging markets. A former grunge rock drummer\, he became a long-time journ
alist\, and has since written for UK national newspapers and magazines inc
luding The Financial Times\, The Guardian\, The Times\, The Daily Telegrap
h and The New Statesman. Mike is also a co-founder and shareholder of Tech
Hub\, a service company for startups with several locations in Europe. Mik
e is the founder and on the steering committee of Coadec\, the Coalition f
or a Digital Economy\, which works to lobby for legislation that fosters a
sustainable and innovative digital economy for the UK. He also serves on
the Mayor of London's 'Smart London' Board\, advising on Smart Cities and
Entrepreneurship.\n\nMatthias Hohensee - Bureau Chief-Silicon Valley\, Wir
tschaftswoche (DE)Matthias Hohensee ist US-Korrespondent der Wirtschaftswo
che und lebt seit 1998 im Silicon Valley. Dort beobachtete er vor Ort den
Aufstieg von Unternehmen wie Yahoo\, Ebay\, Google und Facebook und so zie
mlich jeden einflussreichen Internet-Unternehmer interviewt. Für die Print
ausgabe schreibt er seit rund zehn Jahren die Kolumne 'Valley Talk'\, die
Trends\, Geschäftsmodelle und Unternehmer aus dem kalifornischen Hightech-
Eldorado vorstellt. Für seine Reportagen über Google und den Silicon Valle
y Unternehmer Andreas von Bechtolsheim erhielt er den Georg von Holtzbrinc
k Preis für Wirtschaftspublizistik.\n\nJérôme Marin - San Francisco Corres
pondent\, Le Monde (FR)Jerome Marin is San Francisco Correspondent for Fra
nce's Le Monde newspaper since 2012. From 2010 to 2012\, he covered Wall S
treet and the New York business scene for La Tribune newspaper. From 2007
to 2010\, he served as a business reporter in Paris covering Wall Street a
nd European business news for La Tribune and Economie Matin.\n\nRosa Jimen
ez- Silicon Valley Correspondent\, EL PAíS (ES)Rosa Jiménez Cano is the
Silicon Valley correspondent for EL PAíS\, the leading Spanish language d
aily\, since the Spring of 2014. She covers subjects related to technology
which emerge in relation with all the innovations\, not only from a purel
y technical point of view\, but also from a human one\, with special empha
sis on the stories of people and particularly those related to the Latino
community. Before moving to San Francisco\, she worked as a journalist spe
cializing in technology from the editorial office in Madrid\, where her co
lleagues voted her as the leading 'change maker'. Since 2010\, her work ha
s taken her to the United States\, Asia and a large part of Europe in orde
r to cover the latest innovations in gadgets\, applications and new narrat
ive forms within the electronic entertainment segment. Her passion for new
media led her to publish 'La Gran Guía de los Blogs 2008' and it was the
n that she was given the responsibility for the EL PAíS Blogosphere\, the
Cadena SER radio station and that of the AS sports daily\, as well as the
ir department of social media and participatory journalism.\n\n\nGraduate
\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150209T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150209T174500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T225303Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:For this fifth session\, we present for the first time a panel of l
eading European tech journalists from top print and online media outlets w
ho cover the technology startup and innovation scenes in Silicon Valley an
d major European countries.\n\n \n\nMondays 4:30pm @ Hewlett 201 Auditoriu
m [ @Europreneurs ] Stanford Engineering's 'European Innovation & Entrepre
neurship' (ME421) is a weekly speaker series - now entering Year Seven - t
hat presents industry leaders from Europe's hitech startup\, venture finan
ce\, corporate\, university research & technology commercialization commun
ities to share their insights and experiences with aspiring and veteran en
trepreneurs from Silicon Valley.\n\nwww.europeanentrepreneursatstanford.co
m
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/european-entrepreneurshi
p-innovation-thought-leaders-seminar-2
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1358.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T225457Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEstonia - Big Data Startups\; Berlin v Barcelona - C
o-Working Spaces \n\n\n\nMonday\, March 2\, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:45pm\n\nVen
ue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSpeaker: \n\n--see event details--\n\nAbstract / De
scription: \n\n\n\nOur seventh session this Winter Quarter showcases anoth
er highly innovative and creative software startup out of Estonia that is
a leader in the emerging planetary/oceanic big data sector. We also presen
t our first co-working space enterprise\, with operations in Berlin\, Barc
elona\, Sofia and Hamburg\; co-working spaces form an essential element of
Europe's startup support services sector.Our Estonian government partner
ENTERPRISE ESTONIA - SILICON VALLEY will also present a brief overview of
Estonia's extensive innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem around softwa
re|computing|security|eGovt.** Estonia Overview - Andrus Viirg\, Director\
, Enterprise Estonia - Silicon Valley\n\n \n\nMondays 4:30pm @ Hewlett 201
Auditorium [ @Europreneurs ] Stanford Engineering's 'European Innovation
& Entrepreneurship' (ME421) is a weekly speaker series - now entering Year
Seven - that presents industry leaders from Europe's hitech startup\, ven
ture finance\, corporate\, university research & technology commercializat
ion communities to share their insights and experiences with aspiring and
veteran entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.\n\nwww.europeanentrepreneursats
tanford.com\n\n\n\n\nRainer Sternfeld - CEO & Founder\, PlanetOS (EE)A rob
otics engineer and product developer by training\, Rainer is an experience
d Estonian entrepreneur in Silicon Valley\, focused on data-driven busines
ses that grow enterprise value\, and designing human interaction with data
. Prior to Planet OS\, Sternfeld led ABB Group to establish the world's fi
rst nation-wide fast-charging infrastructure for electric cars. For 5 year
s\, he led ABB Business and Corporate Development initiatives in the Balti
c region. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the World Ocean Coun
cil\, is the co-designer of the Statue of Liberty of Estonia\, and has hel
ped to build new businesses in CAD\, product design\, and industrial machi
ning.\n\nMax von der Ahé - Co-Founder\, betahaus Berlin (DE)I am founder a
nd CEO at betahaus\, Berlin's original coworking space. betahaus opened it
s doors to the Berlin entrepreneurial community in 2009 and continues to b
e a cornerstone of support and education in Berlin's growing tech hub. We
now boast 450 members over four floors in our coworking space\, located in
the center of Berlin. In addition\, the betahaus brand of coworking has e
xpanded beyond Berlin\, to additional locations in Hamburg\, Sofia and Bar
celona. I also take joy in mentoring and advising the community of startup
s\, makers\, freelancers and entrepreneurs -- in betahaus\, in Berlin and
in the larger European startup ecosystem. I am a fully qualified lawyer an
d hold a L.L.M in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary University Lon
don.\n\nJordi Subiras - Co-Founder\, betahaus Barcelona (ES)Speaker bio to
be provided.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150302T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150302T174500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T225645Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:Our seventh session this Winter Quarter showcases another highly in
novative and creative software startup out of Estonia that is a leader in
the emerging planetary/oceanic big data sector. We also present our first
co-working space enterprise\, with operations in Berlin\, Barcelona\, Sofi
a and Hamburg\; co-working spaces form an essential element of Europe's st
artup support services sector.Our Estonian government partner ENTERPRISE E
STONIA - SILICON VALLEY will also present a brief overview of Estonia's ex
tensive innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem around software|computing
|security|eGovt.** Estonia Overview - Andrus Viirg\, Director\, Enterprise
Estonia - Silicon Valley\n\n \n\nMondays 4:30pm @ Hewlett 201 Auditorium
[ @Europreneurs ] Stanford Engineering's 'European Innovation & Entreprene
urship' (ME421) is a weekly speaker series - now entering Year Seven - tha
t presents industry leaders from Europe's hitech startup\, venture finance
\, corporate\, university research & technology commercialization communit
ies to share their insights and experiences with aspiring and veteran entr
epreneurs from Silicon Valley.\n\nwww.europeanentrepreneursatstanford.com
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/european-entrepreneurshi
p-innovation-thought-leaders-seminar-3
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1359.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T225917Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSlovakia & Latvia - Accelerators & Infographics Star
tups\n\n\n\nMonday\, February 23\, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:45pm\n\nVenue: \n\nH
ewlett 201\n\nSpeaker: \n\n--see event details--\n\nAbstract / Description
: \n\n\n\nFor Session Six we continue our focus on Central Europe and feat
ure our first speaker from Latvia in the Baltic Region here at Stanford En
gineering.\n\n \n\nMondays 4:30pm @ Hewlett 201 Auditorium [ @Europreneurs
] Stanford Engineering's 'European Innovation & Entrepreneurship' (ME421)
is a weekly speaker series - now entering Year Seven - that presents indu
stry leaders from Europe's hitech startup\, venture finance\, corporate\,
university research & technology commercialization communities to share th
eir insights and experiences with aspiring and veteran entrepreneurs from
Silicon Valley.\n\nwww.europeanentrepreneursatstanford.com\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n
\nMatej Ftacnik - Co-Founder\, The Spot (SK)Speaker Bio to be provided.\n
\nUldis Leiterts - Co-Founder\, Infogr.am (LV) [invited]Speaker Bio to be
provided.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150223T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150223T174500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T225925Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:For Session Six we continue our focus on Central Europe and feature
our first speaker from Latvia in the Baltic Region here at Stanford Engin
eering.\n\n \n\nMondays 4:30pm @ Hewlett 201 Auditorium [ @Europreneurs ]
Stanford Engineering's 'European Innovation & Entrepreneurship' (ME421) is
a weekly speaker series - now entering Year Seven - that presents industr
y leaders from Europe's hitech startup\, venture finance\, corporate\, uni
versity research & technology commercialization communities to share their
insights and experiences with aspiring and veteran entrepreneurs from Sil
icon Valley.\n\nwww.europeanentrepreneursatstanford.com
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/european-entrepreneurshi
p-innovation-thought-leaders-seminar-4
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1360.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T230140Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nRomania & Bulgaria - Gaming Startups + Venture Capit
al\n\n\n\nMonday\, March 9\, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:45pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett
201\n\nSpeaker: \n\n--see event details--\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n
\n\nIn our final Winter Quarter session\, we present our second fast-movin
g gaming startup out of Eastern Europe - who is also our first Romanian en
trepreneur - as well as a new venture fund being formed to target deal flo
w out of Southeastern Europe.\n\n \n\nMondays 4:30pm @ Hewlett 201 Auditor
ium [ @Europreneurs ] Stanford Engineering's 'European Innovation & Entrep
reneurship' (ME421) is a weekly speaker series - now entering Year Seven -
that presents industry leaders from Europe's hitech startup\, venture fin
ance\, corporate\, university research & technology commercialization comm
unities to share their insights and experiences with aspiring and veteran
entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.\n\nwww.europeanentrepreneursatstanford.
com\n\n\n\n\nBios:\n\nCristi Badea - Co-Founder\, MavenHut Games (RO)Entre
preneur in his mid 20s\, who is passionate about everything related to bus
iness\, online gaming and sports. Has been working in the online gaming in
dustry for over 6 years and he is a huge fan of Agile development methods
and the Lean Startup movement. He's now the founder of MavenHut games\, a
young social gaming startup\, that raised over $800k in funding. Solitaire
Arena is MavenHut's flagship title with over 7 million players on Faceboo
k\, iOS and Android.\n\nMax Gurvits - Venture Capital Partner\, Teres Capi
tal (BG)Maxim Gurvits has more than five years of experience in venture ca
pital\, entrepreneurship\, and investment banking. He was instrumental in
launching the Eleven Accelerator Venture Fund in Sofia\, and in building t
he investment pipeline\, deploying EUR 3 Mn across 35 start-ups\, and mana
ging key partnerships with educational\, investment and media organization
s.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150309T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150309T174500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T230148Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:In our final Winter Quarter session\, we present our second fast-mo
ving gaming startup out of Eastern Europe - who is also our first Romanian
entrepreneur - as well as a new venture fund being formed to target deal
flow out of Southeastern Europe.\n\n \n\nMondays 4:30pm @ Hewlett 201 Audi
torium [ @Europreneurs ] Stanford Engineering's 'European Innovation & Ent
repreneurship' (ME421) is a weekly speaker series - now entering Year Seve
n - that presents industry leaders from Europe's hitech startup\, venture
finance\, corporate\, university research & technology commercialization c
ommunities to share their insights and experiences with aspiring and veter
an entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.\n\nwww.europeanentrepreneursatstanfo
rd.com
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/european-entrepreneurshi
p-innovation-thought-leaders-seminar-5
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1361.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T231004Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nWomen under 30 | Transforming Entrepreneurship\n\n\n
\nTuesday\, January 20\, 2015 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nStanford GS
B: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center\n\nSpeaker: \n\nVariou
s Speakers\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nVLAB's annual Young Entrepre
neurs Event hosts a panel of women founders under 30.\n\nThese extraordina
ry visionaries are impacting businesses\, changing the perception of women
.\n\nThey will share their stories about building products\, leading teams
\, raising capital\, and bouncing back from every setback.\n\nBeyond gende
r\, beyond their words\, beyond the products and even beyond their visions
and teams\, we connect with their passion.\n\nPlease visit www.vlab.org/e
vents/young-women-entrepreneurs-2015/ to Reserve Your Ticket (required).\n
\n\n\n\nPanelists:\n\nBrienne Ghafourifar\, Co-Founder\, EntefyLisa Falzon
e\, CEO\, RevelAlex Meliones\,Co-Founder | Chief Creative and Marketing\,
BitWall\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nStudent Club Activity
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150120T203000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T231012Z
LOCATION:Stanford GSB: Cemex Auditorium at the Knight Management Center
SUMMARY:VLAB's annual Young Entrepreneurs Event hosts a panel of women foun
ders under 30.\n\nThese extraordinary visionaries are impacting businesses
\, changing the perception of women.\n\nThey will share their stories abou
t building products\, leading teams\, raising capital\, and bouncing back
from every setback.\n\nBeyond gender\, beyond their words\, beyond the pro
ducts and even beyond their visions and teams\, we connect with their pass
ion.\n\nPlease visit www.vlab.org/events/young-women-entrepreneurs-2015/ t
o Reserve Your Ticket (required).
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/vlab%E2%80%99s-annual-yo
ung-entrepreneurs-event-panel-hosting
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1362.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T231928Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTalks from leaders in technology\, business\, financ
e\, education and philanthropy\n\n\n\nWednesday\, January 14\, 2015 - 4:30
pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nNVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nJennifer Pahlka (Code for America)\n\nAbstract / Descriptio
n: \n\n\n\nThe DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks f
rom leaders in technology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthrop
y\, the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate an
d inspire. Presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BASES
\, we thank the venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) for
their continued support of the series and entrepreneurship education at St
anford. \n\nFor details\, please see etl.stanford.edu\n\n\nGraduate\nUnder
graduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150114T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150114T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T232151Z
LOCATION:NVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center
SUMMARY:The DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks from
leaders in technology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthropy\,
the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate and in
spire. Presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BASES\, w
e thank the venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) for thei
r continued support of the series and entrepreneurship education at Stanfo
rd. \n\nFor details\, please see etl.stanford.edu
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/entrepreneurial-thought-
leaders-series-jennifer-pahlka
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1364.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T232304Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTalks from leaders in technology\, business\, financ
e\, education and philanthropy\n\n\n\nWednesday\, January 28\, 2015 - 4:30
pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nNVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nJeanne Gang (Studio Gang Architects)\n\nAbstract / Descript
ion: \n\n\n\nThe DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks
from leaders in technology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthr
opy\, the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate
and inspire. Presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BAS
ES\, we thank the venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) fo
r their continued support of the series and entrepreneurship education at
Stanford.\n\nFor details\, please see etl.stanford.edu\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate
\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150128T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150128T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T232311Z
LOCATION:NVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center
SUMMARY:The DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks from
leaders in technology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthropy\,
the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate and in
spire. Presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BASES\, w
e thank the venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) for thei
r continued support of the series and entrepreneurship education at Stanfo
rd.\n\nFor details\, please see etl.stanford.edu
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/entrepreneurial-thought-
leaders-series-jeanne-gang
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1365.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T232508Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTalks from leaders in technology\, business\, financ
e\, education and philanthropy\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 4\, 2015 - 4:30pm
to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nNVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center\n\nSp
eaker: \n\nLaurene Powell Jobs (Emerson Collective)\n\nAbstract / Descript
ion: \n\n\n\nThe DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks
from leaders in technology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthr
opy\, the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate
and inspire. Presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BAS
ES\, we thank the venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) fo
r their continued support of the series and entrepreneurship education at
Stanford. \n\nFor details\, please see etl.stanford.edu\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduat
e\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150304T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150304T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T232515Z
LOCATION:NVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center
SUMMARY:The DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks from
leaders in technology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthropy\,
the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate and in
spire. Presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BASES\, w
e thank the venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) for thei
r continued support of the series and entrepreneurship education at Stanfo
rd. \n\nFor details\, please see etl.stanford.edu
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/entrepreneurial-thought-
leaders-series-laurene-powell-jobs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1366.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T232632Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTalks from leaders in technology\, business\, financ
e\, education and philanthropy\n\n\n\nWednesday\, February 25\, 2015 - 4:3
0pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nNVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nJosh Reeves (ZenPayroll)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n
\nThe DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks from leade
rs in technology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthropy\, the D
FJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate and inspire
. Presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BASES\, we tha
nk the venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) for their con
tinued support of the series and entrepreneurship education at Stanford.
\n\nFor details\, please see etl.stanford.edu\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergr
aduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150225T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150225T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T232640Z
LOCATION:NVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center
SUMMARY:The DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks from
leaders in technology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthropy\,
the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate and in
spire. Presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BASES\, w
e thank the venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) for thei
r continued support of the series and entrepreneurship education at Stanfo
rd. \n\nFor details\, please see etl.stanford.edu
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/entrepreneurial-thought-
leaders-series-josh-reeves
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1367.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T232803Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTalks from leaders in technology\, business\, financ
e\, education and philanthropy\n\n\n\nWednesday\, February 18\, 2015 - 4:3
0pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nNVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nJohn Collison (Stripe)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nT
he DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks from leaders
in technology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthropy\, the DFJ
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate and inspire. P
resented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BASES\, we thank
the venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) for their contin
ued support of the series and entrepreneurship education at Stanford. \n\n
For details\, please see etl.stanford.edu\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergradua
te
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150218T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150218T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T232810Z
LOCATION:NVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center
SUMMARY:The DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks from
leaders in technology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthropy\,
the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate and in
spire. Presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BASES\, w
e thank the venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) for thei
r continued support of the series and entrepreneurship education at Stanfo
rd. \n\nFor details\, please see etl.stanford.edu
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/entrepreneurial-thought-
leaders-series-john-collison
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1368.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T232933Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTalks from leaders in technology\, business\, financ
e\, education and philanthropy\n\n\n\nWednesday\, February 11\, 2015 - 4:3
0pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nNVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nKathryn Gould (Foundation Capital)\n\nAbstract / Descriptio
n: \n\n\n\nThe DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks f
rom leaders in technology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthrop
y\, the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate an
d inspire. Presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BASES
\, we thank the venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) for
their continued support of the series and entrepreneurship education at St
anford. \n\nFor details\, please see etl.stanford.edu\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate
\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150211T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150211T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T232940Z
LOCATION:NVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center
SUMMARY:The DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks from
leaders in technology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthropy\,
the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate and in
spire. Presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BASES\, w
e thank the venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) for thei
r continued support of the series and entrepreneurship education at Stanfo
rd. \n\nFor details\, please see etl.stanford.edu
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/entrepreneurial-thought-
leaders-series-kathryn-gould
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1369.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150112T233124Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTalks from leaders in technology\, business\, financ
e\, education and philanthropy\n\n\n\nWednesday\, February 4\, 2015 - 4:30
pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nNVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nAlon Cohen (Houzz)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe D
FJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks from leaders in t
echnology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthropy\, the DFJ Entr
epreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate and inspire. Prese
nted by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BASES\, we thank the
venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) for their continued
support of the series and entrepreneurship education at Stanford. \n\nFor
details\, please see etl.stanford.edu\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150204T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150204T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150112T233131Z
LOCATION:NVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center
SUMMARY:The DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series features talks from
leaders in technology\, business\, finance\, education and philanthropy\,
the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series continues to educate and in
spire. Presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and BASES\, w
e thank the venture capital firm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) for thei
r continued support of the series and entrepreneurship education at Stanfo
rd. \n\nFor details\, please see etl.stanford.edu
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/entrepreneurial-thought-
leaders-series-alon-cohen
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1370.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150115T205427Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nHappEE Hour\n\n\n\nFriday\, January 16\, 2015 - 5:30
pm to 7:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllenX Patio\n\nSpeaker: \n\nSocial Event\n\nAb
stract / Description: \n\n\n\nJoin us for another HappEE Hour\n\nThis week
\, we will have delicious Chinese food\, as well as an assortment of bever
ages and music. Please bring proof of age (21+) if you plan on drinking al
cohol.\n\nShow up early at 5:00 PM to help us set up\, and we will guarant
ee you a front place spot in the food line! That means NO WAITING and firs
t dibs on all the dishes!\n\n \n\nSee you there!\n\n- GSEE\n\n\n\n\n\nGrad
uate\nStudent Club Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU IEEE
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150116T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150116T193000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150115T205434Z
LOCATION:AllenX Patio
SUMMARY:Join us for another HappEE Hour\n\nThis week\, we will have delicio
us Chinese food\, as well as an assortment of beverages and music. Please
bring proof of age (21+) if you plan on drinking alcohol.\n\nShow up early
at 5:00 PM to help us set up\, and we will guarantee you a front place sp
ot in the food line! That means NO WAITING and first dibs on all the dishe
s!\n\n \n\nSee you there!\n\n- GSEE
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/gsee-happee-hour
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1371.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150120T153712Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSmartSacramento®\, SMUD's Smart Grid Initiatives Pro
ject Overview and Lessons Learned\n\n\n\nThursday\, January 22\, 2015 - 1:
15pm to 2:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 270\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDr. Jim Parks (SMUD)
\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nWith the help of a Smart Grid Investme
nt Grant from DOE\, SMUD completed over 40 smart grid initiatives valued a
t $308 million. SMUD also completed $43 million worth of R&D projects brin
ging total smart grid spending to over $350 million over a four-year perio
d.\n\nThe eight broad smart grid categories included:1. Advanced Metering
Infrastructure2. Distribution Automation3. Consumer Behavior Study (Smart
Pricing Options)4. Customer Applications5. Demand Response6. Technology In
frastructure7. Cyber Security and8. R&D Projects\n\nMany innovative projec
ts were developed and implemented as part of this project and many lessons
were learned while going through the process of designing initiatives\, p
rocuring and installing equipment\, and implementing\, operating and evalu
ating programs and pilots.\n\nJim Parks of SMUD will talk about the projec
ts\, highlight the lessons learned and discuss next steps.\n\n\n\n\nBio: J
im Parks is a program manager in the Energy Research and Development depar
tment at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). He just complet
ed a $308 million smart grid initiative (SmartSacramento®) with over 40 in
dividual projects ranging from smart meters and distribution automation to
customer programs including demand response and energy efficiency. He cur
rently oversees energy efficiency and smart grid R&D projects.\n\nPrior to
his current assignment he worked with emerging energy efficiency technolo
gies\, electric transportation\, energy efficiency program development\, e
nergy efficiency program operations and transmission planning.\n\n\nGradua
te\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSmartGrid
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150122T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150122T143000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150120T171118Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 270
SUMMARY:With the help of a Smart Grid Investment Grant from DOE\, SMUD comp
leted over 40 smart grid initiatives valued at $308 million. SMUD also com
pleted $43 million worth of R&D projects bringing total smart grid spendin
g to over $350 million over a four-year period.\n\nThe eight broad smart g
rid categories included:1. Advanced Metering Infrastructure2. Distribution
Automation3. Consumer Behavior Study (Smart Pricing Options)4. Customer A
pplications5. Demand Response6. Technology Infrastructure7. Cyber Security
and8. R&D Projects\n\nMany innovative projects were developed and impleme
nted as part of this project and many lessons were learned while going thr
ough the process of designing initiatives\, procuring and installing equip
ment\, and implementing\, operating and evaluating programs and pilots.\n
\nJim Parks of SMUD will talk about the projects\, highlight the lessons l
earned and discuss next steps.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-seminar-smarts
acramento%C2%AE-smuds-smart-grid-initiatives-project-overview-and
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1372.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150120T165122Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nToward energy-neutral computational sensing - challe
nges and opportunities\n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 27\, 2015 - 11:00am to 12:
00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates 415\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProfessor Luca Benini (Univer
sity of Bologna)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe 'internet of every
thing' envisions trillions of connected objects loaded with high-bandwidth
sensors requiring massive amounts of local signal processing\, fusion\, p
attern extraction and classification\, coupled with advanced multi-standar
d/multi-mode communication capabilities. Higher level intelligence\, requi
ring local storage and complex search and matching algorithms\, will come
next\, ultimately leading to situational awareness and truly 'intelligent
things' harvesting energy from their environment.\n\nFrom the computationa
l viewpoint\, the challenge is formidable and can be addressed only by pus
hing computing fabrics toward massive parallelism and brain-like energy ef
ficiency levels. We believe that CMOS technology can still take us a long
way toward this vision. Our recent results with the PULP (parallel ultra-l
ow power) open computing platform demonstrate that pj/OP (GOPS/mW) computa
tional efficiency is within reach in today's 28nm CMOS FDSOI technology. I
n the longer term\, looking toward the next 1000x of energy efficiency imp
rovement\, we will need to fully exploit the flexibility of heterogeneous
3D integration\, stop being religious about analog vs. digital\, Von Neuma
nn vs. 'new' computing paradigms\, and seriously look into relaxing tradit
ional 'hardware-software contracts' such as numerical precision and error-
free permanent storage.\n\n\n\n\nBio: Luca Benini is the chair of digital
Circuits and systems at ETHZ and a Full Professor at the University of Bol
ogna. He has served as Chief Architect for the Platform2012/STHORM project
in STmicroelectronics\, Grenoble. He has held visiting and consulting res
earcher positions at EPFL\, IMEC\, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories\, Stanford
University.\n\nDr. Benini's research interests are in energy-efficient sy
stem design and Multi-Core SoC design. He is also active in the area of en
ergy-efficient smart sensors and sensor networks for biomedical and ambien
t intelligence applications. He has published more than 700 papers in peer
-reviewed international journals and conferences\, four books and several
book chapters. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and a member of the Academia Eur
opaea.\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150127T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150127T120000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150120T165140Z
LOCATION:Gates 415
SUMMARY:The 'internet of everything' envisions trillions of connected objec
ts loaded with high-bandwidth sensors requiring massive amounts of local s
ignal processing\, fusion\, pattern extraction and classification\, couple
d with advanced multi-standard/multi-mode communication capabilities. High
er level intelligence\, requiring local storage and complex search and mat
ching algorithms\, will come next\, ultimately leading to situational awar
eness and truly 'intelligent things' harvesting energy from their environm
ent.\n\nFrom the computational viewpoint\, the challenge is formidable and
can be addressed only by pushing computing fabrics toward massive paralle
lism and brain-like energy efficiency levels. We believe that CMOS technol
ogy can still take us a long way toward this vision. Our recent results wi
th the PULP (parallel ultra-low power) open computing platform demonstrate
that pj/OP (GOPS/mW) computational efficiency is within reach in today's
28nm CMOS FDSOI technology. In the longer term\, looking toward the next 1
000x of energy efficiency improvement\, we will need to fully exploit the
flexibility of heterogeneous 3D integration\, stop being religious about a
nalog vs. digital\, Von Neumann vs. 'new' computing paradigms\, and seriou
sly look into relaxing traditional 'hardware-software contracts' such as n
umerical precision and error-free permanent storage.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/toward-energy-neutral-co
mputational-sensing-challenges-and-opportunities
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1373.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150120T165953Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nCleantech Investing - A Perspective from KPCB\n\n\n
\nWednesday\, January 21\, 2015 - 4:30pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 2
32\n\nSpeaker: \n\nJohn Denniston (Partner\, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and
Byers (KPCB))\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nJohn Denniston was previo
usly a Partner at the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer
s\, where he co-founded and co-ran the firm's $1 billion Green Growth Fund
. John retired from the firm in 2013. Before joining KPCB\, John was a Man
aging Director and Head of Technology Investment Banking for the Western U
nited States at Salomon Smith Barney. He also served on the Investment Com
mittee for Salomon's venture capital direct investment fund and CitiGroup'
s venture capital fund-of-funds. Earlier in his career\, John was a Partne
r at Brobeck\, Phleger & Harrison\, where he was Head of the firm's Ventur
e Capital Practice Group and Co-Head of its Information Technology Practic
e Group. He also served on the investment committee for the firm's venture
capital fund. John earned his B.A. in Economics and J.D. from the Univers
ity of Michigan.\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is sponsored by Stanford OSA\n\n\nG
raduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150121T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150121T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150120T170951Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:John Denniston was previously a Partner at the venture capital firm
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers\, where he co-founded and co-ran the fir
m's $1 billion Green Growth Fund. John retired from the firm in 2013. Befo
re joining KPCB\, John was a Managing Director and Head of Technology Inve
stment Banking for the Western United States at Salomon Smith Barney. He a
lso served on the Investment Committee for Salomon's venture capital direc
t investment fund and CitiGroup's venture capital fund-of-funds. Earlier i
n his career\, John was a Partner at Brobeck\, Phleger & Harrison\, where
he was Head of the firm's Venture Capital Practice Group and Co-Head of it
s Information Technology Practice Group. He also served on the investment
committee for the firm's venture capital fund. John earned his B.A. in Eco
nomics and J.D. from the University of Michigan.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/stanford-optical-society
-seminar-cleantech-investing-perspective-kpcb
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1378.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150121T231955Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nComputing with Fluids\n\n\n\nMonday\, January 26\, 2
015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllenX Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nMan
u Prakash (Assistant Professor of Bioengineering\, Stanford)\n\nAbstract /
Description: \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will discuss an emerging intersecti
on of physical science and computer science\, starting with a historical p
erspective in all-fluidic computation from the 60's. Advances in modern mi
crofluidics lead to renewed interests in fluidic mechanisms for coding and
computation in fluids. With absence of inertial forces at low Reynolds nu
mbers in small geometries\, we were faced with exploring new non-lineariti
es that are intrinsic in multi-phase microfluidics. I will briefly describ
e our motivations for inventing a universal digital logic family in multi-
phase microfluidics that utilizes drops and bubbles to compute. This first
logic family was asynchronous leading to timing errors. Next\, I will dis
cuss latest advances from our lab that finally demonstrate a new synchrono
us universal droplet fluidic logic family and control. We will discuss sca
ling laws and demonstrate cascadable universal logic\, feedback\, fan-out
and non-volatile ring memory. The presented platform opens up a scalable m
eans to both program and manipulate matter and information simultaneously
in integrated microfluidic systems. Exploring applications of microfluidic
s in low-resource settings and global health\, I will finally describe a n
ew platform we have recently invented that enables programmable microfluid
ics using old-school 'punch card' tapes.\n\nI will close the talk with (sl
ightly unrelated) but fascinating demonstration of an artificial fluidic a
nalogue of biological chemotaxis.\n\n\n\n\nBio: Manu Prakash\, is an Assis
tant Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University. Manu also serves
as a core member of graduate program in Biophysics and an affiliate of Woo
ds Institute of the Environment at Stanford University. He received his ba
chelor's degree in computer science and engineering at Indian Institute of
Technology\, Kanpur and Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo
gy. Following his doctoral work\, he was a Junior Fellow at Harvard Societ
y of Fellow in Physics. In summer 2011\, he joined the faculty at Stanford
University where he runs a curiosity driven lab focusing on organismic bi
ophysics and 'frugal science.' In 2014\, Manu was nominated as MIT Tech Re
view TR35 and Popular Science Brilliant 10.\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / C
olloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150126T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150126T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150121T232333Z
LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:In this talk\, I will discuss an emerging intersection of physical
science and computer science\, starting with a historical perspective in a
ll-fluidic computation from the 60's. Advances in modern microfluidics lea
d to renewed interests in fluidic mechanisms for coding and computation in
fluids. With absence of inertial forces at low Reynolds numbers in small
geometries\, we were faced with exploring new non-linearities that are int
rinsic in multi-phase microfluidics. I will briefly describe our motivatio
ns for inventing a universal digital logic family in multi-phase microflui
dics that utilizes drops and bubbles to compute. This first logic family w
as asynchronous leading to timing errors. Next\, I will discuss latest adv
ances from our lab that finally demonstrate a new synchronous universal dr
oplet fluidic logic family and control. We will discuss scaling laws and d
emonstrate cascadable universal logic\, feedback\, fan-out and non-volatil
e ring memory. The presented platform opens up a scalable means to both pr
ogram and manipulate matter and information simultaneously in integrated m
icrofluidic systems. Exploring applications of microfluidics in low-resour
ce settings and global health\, I will finally describe a new platform we
have recently invented that enables programmable microfluidics using old-s
chool 'punch card' tapes.\n\nI will close the talk with (slightly unrelate
d) but fascinating demonstration of an artificial fluidic analogue of biol
ogical chemotaxis.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/computing-fluids
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1380.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150127T150833Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nHigh Performance Computing for Power System Applicat
ions\n\n\n\nThursday\, January 29\, 2015 - 1:15pm to 2:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\n
Y2E2 270\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDr. Liang Min (Lawrence Livermore National Labora
tory)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nControl center operation is becom
ing more complex as new and often-conflicting reliability\, economics\, an
d public policy issues emerge. Computer simulations will be required to an
alyze larger and larger amounts of system data (of different types) and wh
at-if-scenarios to derive succinct information for operators to make infor
med decisions. Existing control center applications are primarily based on
the original digital computing infrastructure first designed in the 1970'
s. While some incremental improvements have been made over the past severa
l years\, control center applications do not take full advantage of comput
ing power in their existing infrastructure or in the computing industry in
general.\n\nHigh Performance Computing (HPC) and advanced computer are us
ed widely within the government and in selected industry applications to s
olve important problems of high complexity\, providing a factor from hundr
eds to millions times improvements in time-to-solution over desktop comput
er solutions. This presentation will share and discuss some research work
of applying high performance computing to solve power system problems.\n\n
\n\n\nBio: Liang Min is the grid operations leader at Lawrence Livermore N
ational Laboratory (LLNL)\, where he manages and leads grid research proje
cts for DOE\, ISO/RTO and utilities. Prior to LLNL\, Liang worked at the E
lectric Power Research Institute (EPRI) as a senior project manager and su
pervised the grid operations and planning team at EPRI Palo Alto office. L
iang received a B.S. and M.S. degree in electrical engineering from China'
s Tianjin University and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University.\n\n\nGraduate
\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSmartGrid
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150129T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150129T141500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150127T151121Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 270
SUMMARY:Control center operation is becoming more complex as new and often-
conflicting reliability\, economics\, and public policy issues emerge. Com
puter simulations will be required to analyze larger and larger amounts of
system data (of different types) and what-if-scenarios to derive succinct
information for operators to make informed decisions. Existing control ce
nter applications are primarily based on the original digital computing in
frastructure first designed in the 1970's. While some incremental improvem
ents have been made over the past several years\, control center applicati
ons do not take full advantage of computing power in their existing infras
tructure or in the computing industry in general.\n\nHigh Performance Comp
uting (HPC) and advanced computer are used widely within the government an
d in selected industry applications to solve important problems of high co
mplexity\, providing a factor from hundreds to millions times improvements
in time-to-solution over desktop computer solutions. This presentation wi
ll share and discuss some research work of applying high performance compu
ting to solve power system problems.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-seminar-high-p
erformance-computing-power-system-applications
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1381.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150127T182113Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nThursday\, February 12\, 2015 - 1:15pm to
2:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 270\n\nSpeaker: \n\nHao Zhu (UIUC)\n\nAbstract
/ Description: \n\n\n\nTBA\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSmar
tGrid
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150212T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150212T141500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150127T182120Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 270
SUMMARY:TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1382.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150127T182255Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nKey Issues and Challenges in the Deepening Penetrati
on of Demand Response Resources\n\n\n\nThursday\, February 19\, 2015 - 1:1
5pm to 2:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 270\n\nSpeaker: \n\nGeorge Gross (UIUC)\n
\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nWe focus on the key developments in the
implementation of demand response resources or DRRs\, with special attenti
on on their economics and policy aspects. The Federal Energy Regulatory Co
mmission (FERC) forecasts an achievable 2019 DRR penetration range of 4 –
14 % of system peak load in the various ISO/RTOs under its jurisdiction. W
e discuss the three key factors driving the rapid growth in the DRR implem
entation: the rollout of the smart grid\, the emergence of curtailment ser
vice providers or aggregators\, and the developments on the demand respons
e policy front. The large-scale implementation of advanced metering soluti
ons to replace the legacy metering infrastructure and the deployment of ap
propriate technologies\, devices\, and services to access and leverage ene
rgy usage information are direct outcomes of the smart grid advancements.
The creation of an important new class of market participants – the load a
ggregators – makes possible the deeper penetration of DRRs as viable compe
titors to supply-side resources. Recent policies\, starting with the Energ
y Policy Act of 2005 and followed by FERC Order Nos. 719 and 745\, and the
various state-level initiatives have been instrumental in the removal of
barriers to DRR participation and in bringing about the persistent deepeni
ng of DRR penetrations. We highlight some of the unintended consequences o
f FERC Order No. 745 and the challenges that deepening DRR penetrations pr
esent. While DRR curtailments result in lower loads\, which reduce prices
and emissions at specific nodes in the system during the curtailment hours
\, some portion of the curtailed energy is recovered in subsequent hours\,
resulting in impacts on prices and emissions in those hours — the so-call
ed DRR payback effects. The recovery severely affects the economic benefit
s and emission reductions. Such outcomes underline the importance of the f
ormulation and implementation of effective DRR policies.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\n
George Gross is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Profe
ssor\, Institute of Government and Public Affairs\, at the University of I
llinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research and teaching activities are in t
he areas of power system analysis\, economics and operations\, utility reg
ulatory policy and industry restructuring. He was formerly with the Pacifi
c Gas and Electric Company\, where\, Dr. Gross founded the company's Manag
ement Science Department and held other key management\, technical and pol
icy positions. During 1992-93\, Dr. Gross was at the Electric Research Pow
er Institute to develop research directions on open access transmission. G
eorge Gross is a co-founder of POWERWORLD and served on its Board of Direc
tors from 1996 – 2001. A Fellow of IEEE\, Dr. Gross received the Franz Ede
lman Management Science Achievement Award by the Institute of Management S
cience. Dr. Gross is the author of a large number of publications and book
chapters. He was a Visiting Professor at the Politecnico di Milano\, Univ
ersity of Pavia and the Politecnico di Torino during the academic year 199
9 – 2000. George Gross earned his undergraduate degree at McGill Universit
y in Montreal\, Canada\, and he did his graduate studies at the University
of California\, Berkeley.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSmartGrid
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150219T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150219T141500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150217T180121Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 270
SUMMARY:We focus on the key developments in the implementation of demand re
sponse resources or DRRs\, with special attention on their economics and p
olicy aspects. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) forecasts a
n achievable 2019 DRR penetration range of 4 – 14 % of system peak load in
the various ISO/RTOs under its jurisdiction. We discuss the three key fac
tors driving the rapid growth in the DRR implementation: the rollout of th
e smart grid\, the emergence of curtailment service providers or aggregato
rs\, and the developments on the demand response policy front. The large-s
cale implementation of advanced metering solutions to replace the legacy m
etering infrastructure and the deployment of appropriate technologies\, de
vices\, and services to access and leverage energy usage information are d
irect outcomes of the smart grid advancements. The creation of an importan
t new class of market participants – the load aggregators – makes possible
the deeper penetration of DRRs as viable competitors to supply-side resou
rces. Recent policies\, starting with the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and fo
llowed by FERC Order Nos. 719 and 745\, and the various state-level initia
tives have been instrumental in the removal of barriers to DRR participati
on and in bringing about the persistent deepening of DRR penetrations. We
highlight some of the unintended consequences of FERC Order No. 745 and th
e challenges that deepening DRR penetrations present. While DRR curtailmen
ts result in lower loads\, which reduce prices and emissions at specific n
odes in the system during the curtailment hours\, some portion of the curt
ailed energy is recovered in subsequent hours\, resulting in impacts on pr
ices and emissions in those hours — the so-called DRR payback effects. The
recovery severely affects the economic benefits and emission reductions.
Such outcomes underline the importance of the formulation and implementati
on of effective DRR policies.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-seminar-key-is
sues-and-challenges-deepening-penetration-demand-response
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1383.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150127T212654Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nOn Optimal Solutions in Decentralized Control (Team)
Problems\n\n\n\nFriday\, January 30\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue:
\n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAbhishek Gupta (USC)\n\nAbstract / Descrip
tion: \n\n\n\nRecently\, there has been a lot of work on decentralized con
trol (team) problems -- problems in which multiple agents having different
information act\, perhaps in a dynamic environment\, to minimize a common
objective function. Such scenarios naturally occur\, for example\, in lar
ge-scale control systems\, communication systems\, organizations\, and net
works. However\, very few team problems were known to admit optimal soluti
ons.\n\nIn this talk\, we discuss some recent results on this topic and sh
ow that a class of dynamic LQG teams with no observation sharing informati
on structures admit team-optimal solutions. This result provides the first
unified proof of existence of optimal solutions in several different clas
ses of stochastic teams\, including the celebrated Witsenhausen's countere
xample\, the Gaussian test channel\, the Gaussian relay channel and their
non-scalar extensions.\n\n\n\n\nAbhishek Gupta is currently a postdoc at U
niversity of Southern California. He recently completed his PhD in Aerospa
ce Engineering department from UIUC. He completed his B.Tech. in Aerospace
Engineering from IIT Bombay\, MS in Aerospace Engineering from UIUC and M
S in Applied Mathematics from UIUC in 2009\, 2011 and 2012\, respectively.
His research lies at the intersection of stochastic control theory\, opti
mization\, game theory\, and information theory. He has received Kenneth L
ee Herrick Memorial Award 2014 for outstanding research and academic perfo
rmance from Aerospace Engineering Department at UIUC\, Mavis Future Facult
y Fellowship in 2012-2013 from the College of Engineering at UIUC\, and Na
rotam Sekhsaria Excellence in Undergraduate award in 2009 for excellent al
l-round performance during undergraduate studies.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar /
Colloquium\nIT-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150130T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150130T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150127T212704Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Recently\, there has been a lot of work on decentralized control (t
eam) problems -- problems in which multiple agents having different inform
ation act\, perhaps in a dynamic environment\, to minimize a common object
ive function. Such scenarios naturally occur\, for example\, in large-scal
e control systems\, communication systems\, organizations\, and networks.
However\, very few team problems were known to admit optimal solutions.\n
\nIn this talk\, we discuss some recent results on this topic and show tha
t a class of dynamic LQG teams with no observation sharing information str
uctures admit team-optimal solutions. This result provides the first unifi
ed proof of existence of optimal solutions in several different classes of
stochastic teams\, including the celebrated Witsenhausen's counterexample
\, the Gaussian test channel\, the Gaussian relay channel and their non-sc
alar extensions.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-optimal-solutio
ns-decentralized-control-team-problems
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1384.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150127T213008Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nA puzzle: How to communicate via a binary erasure ch
annel with feedback without repeated ones?\n\n\n\nFriday\, February 13\, 2
015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nHaim Perm
uter (BGU)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nIn this talk we will present
a simple and fundamental problem: communicating via a memoryless binary e
rasure channel with feedback without consecutive 1's.\n\nFirst\, we will p
resent the problem as a puzzle and provide a simple solution. We will prov
e its optimality using only counting\, logics and basic probability argume
nts. Then we will show how we obtained the solution using information theo
ry tools (such as the Directed information) and optimization tools (such a
s Dynamic Programing).\n\nThe talk will be given mostly on a whiteboard.\n
\nBased on Joint work with Oron Sabag from Ben-Gurion University and Navin
Kashyap from Indian Institute of Science.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nHaim Permuter
received his B.Sc. (summa cum laude) from Ben-Gurion University (BGU) and
Ph.D. from Stanford University\, both in in Electrical Engineering\, in 19
97 and 2008\, respectively. Between 1997-2004\, he served as a scientific
research officer in an R&D unit in the Israeli Defense Forces. In summer 2
002 he worked for IBM\, Almaden research center. He is a recipient of seve
ral rewards including Eshkol Fellowship\, Wolf Award\, Fulbright Fellowshi
p\, Stanford Graduate Fellowship\, and Allon Fellowship. Haim joined the f
aculty of Electrical Engineering Department at BGU in Oct 2008\, and is no
w an associate professor.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nIT-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150213T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150213T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150205T223325Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:In this talk we will present a simple and fundamental problem: comm
unicating via a memoryless binary erasure channel with feedback without co
nsecutive 1's.\n\nFirst\, we will present the problem as a puzzle and prov
ide a simple solution. We will prove its optimality using only counting\,
logics and basic probability arguments. Then we will show how we obtained
the solution using information theory tools (such as the Directed informat
ion) and optimization tools (such as Dynamic Programing).\n\nThe talk will
be given mostly on a whiteboard.\n\nBased on Joint work with Oron Sabag f
rom Ben-Gurion University and Navin Kashyap from Indian Institute of Scien
ce.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1385.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150127T213154Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nPrecinct or Prejudice? Understanding Racial Disparit
ies in New York City's Stop-and-Frisk Policy\n\n\n\nFriday\, February 20\,
2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nSharad
Goel (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nRecent studies have exa
mined racial disparities in stop-and-frisk\, a widely employed but controv
ersial policing tactic. The statistical evidence\, though\, has been limit
ed and contradictory. We investigate by analyzing three million stops in N
ew York City over five years\, focusing on cases where officers suspected
the stopped individual of criminal possession of a weapon (CPW). For each
CPW stop\, we estimate the ex-ante probability that the detained suspect w
ould have a weapon. We find that in 44% of cases\, the likelihood of findi
ng a weapon was less than 1%\, raising concerns that the legal requirement
of 'reasonable suspicion' was often not met. We further find that blacks
and Hispanics were disproportionately stopped in these low hit rate contex
ts\, a phenomenon largely attributable to lower thresholds for stopping in
dividuals in high-crime\, predominately minority areas\, particularly publ
ic housing. Even after adjusting for location effects\, however\, we find
that stopped blacks and Hispanics were still less likely than similarly si
tuated whites to possess weapons\, indicative of racial bias in stop decis
ions. We demonstrate that by conducting only the 6% ex-ante highest hit ra
te stops\, one can both recover the majority of weapons and mitigate racia
l disparities. Finally\, we develop stop heuristics that can be implemente
d as a simple scoring rule\, and have comparable accuracy to our full stat
istical models.\n\nThis work is joint with Justin Rao (Microsoft) and Ravi
Shroff (NYU).A draft of the paper can be downloaded here: https://5harad.
com/papers/frisky.pdf\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nIT-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150220T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150220T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150217T201804Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Recent studies have examined racial disparities in stop-and-frisk\,
a widely employed but controversial policing tactic. The statistical evid
ence\, though\, has been limited and contradictory. We investigate by anal
yzing three million stops in New York City over five years\, focusing on c
ases where officers suspected the stopped individual of criminal possessio
n of a weapon (CPW). For each CPW stop\, we estimate the ex-ante probabili
ty that the detained suspect would have a weapon. We find that in 44% of c
ases\, the likelihood of finding a weapon was less than 1%\, raising conce
rns that the legal requirement of 'reasonable suspicion' was often not met
. We further find that blacks and Hispanics were disproportionately stoppe
d in these low hit rate contexts\, a phenomenon largely attributable to lo
wer thresholds for stopping individuals in high-crime\, predominately mino
rity areas\, particularly public housing. Even after adjusting for locatio
n effects\, however\, we find that stopped blacks and Hispanics were still
less likely than similarly situated whites to possess weapons\, indicativ
e of racial bias in stop decisions. We demonstrate that by conducting only
the 6% ex-ante highest hit rate stops\, one can both recover the majority
of weapons and mitigate racial disparities. Finally\, we develop stop heu
ristics that can be implemented as a simple scoring rule\, and have compar
able accuracy to our full statistical models.\n\nThis work is joint with J
ustin Rao (Microsoft) and Ravi Shroff (NYU).A draft of the paper can be do
wnloaded here: https://5harad.com/papers/frisky.pdf
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-precinct-or-pre
judice-understanding-racial-disparities-new-york-citys-stop
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1386.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150127T213321Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nA Tale of Two Measures\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 13\, 20
15 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nSudeep Kam
ath (Postdoctoral Researcher\, Princeton University)\n\nAbstract / Descrip
tion: \n\n\n\nInformation theory has been traditionally studied in the con
text of communication theory and statistical physics. However\, it has als
o had important applications in other fields such as computer science\, ec
onomics\, mathematics\, and statistics. This talk is very much in the spir
it of discovering applications of information theory in other fields. We w
ill discuss three such recent applications:\n\nStatistics: The Hirschfeld-
Gebelein-Rényi maximal correlation is an important tool in statistics that
has found numerous applications from correspondence analysis\, to detecti
on of non-linear patterns in data. We will describe a simple information-t
heoretic proof of a fundamental result on maximal correlation due to Dembo
\, Kagan\, and Shepp (2001).\n\nComputer Science: Boolean functions are on
e of the most basic objects of study in theoretical computer science. We s
how how information-theoretic tools can aid Fourier analytic tools in this
quest. Specifically\, we will consider the problem of correlation between
Boolean functions on a noisy hypercube graph.\n\nMathematics: Hypercontra
ctivity and Reverse Hypercontractivity are very useful tools for studying
concentration of measure\, and extremal questions in the geometry of high-
dimensional spaces\, both discrete and continuous. In this talk\, we will
describe a recent result by Chandra Nair characterizing hypercontractivity
using information measures. We will extend this result to reverse hyperco
ntractivity\, and we will discuss implications of these results.\n\nThe ti
tle of this presentation is derived from two measures of correlation - the
maximal correlation and the so-called strong data processing constant - t
hat will be key concepts used throughout. This talk is based on joint work
with Venkat Anantharam\, Amin Gohari\, and Chandra Nair.\n\n\nGraduate\nS
eminar / Colloquium\nIT-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150313T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150313T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150311T142408Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Information theory has been traditionally studied in the context of
communication theory and statistical physics. However\, it has also had i
mportant applications in other fields such as computer science\, economics
\, mathematics\, and statistics. This talk is very much in the spirit of d
iscovering applications of information theory in other fields. We will dis
cuss three such recent applications:\n\nStatistics: The Hirschfeld-Gebelei
n-Rényi maximal correlation is an important tool in statistics that has fo
und numerous applications from correspondence analysis\, to detection of n
on-linear patterns in data. We will describe a simple information-theoreti
c proof of a fundamental result on maximal correlation due to Dembo\, Kaga
n\, and Shepp (2001).\n\nComputer Science: Boolean functions are one of th
e most basic objects of study in theoretical computer science. We show how
information-theoretic tools can aid Fourier analytic tools in this quest.
Specifically\, we will consider the problem of correlation between Boolea
n functions on a noisy hypercube graph.\n\nMathematics: Hypercontractivity
and Reverse Hypercontractivity are very useful tools for studying concent
ration of measure\, and extremal questions in the geometry of high-dimensi
onal spaces\, both discrete and continuous. In this talk\, we will describ
e a recent result by Chandra Nair characterizing hypercontractivity using
information measures. We will extend this result to reverse hypercontracti
vity\, and we will discuss implications of these results.\n\nThe title of
this presentation is derived from two measures of correlation - the maxima
l correlation and the so-called strong data processing constant - that wil
l be key concepts used throughout. This talk is based on joint work with V
enkat Anantharam\, Amin Gohari\, and Chandra Nair.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1387.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150127T213443Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nFriday\, April 10\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00
pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nChandra Nair (CUHK)\n\nAbstra
ct / Description: \n\n\n\nTBA\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nI
T-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150410T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150410T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150127T213451Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-2
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1390.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150129T162323Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nHigh-speed operation\, wavelength\, and mode control
in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers\n\n\n\nMonday\, February 2\, 2
015 - 2:00pm to 3:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 299\n\nSpeaker: \n\nNikolay N. L
edentsov (VI Systems GmbH\, Germany)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nWe
address recent achievements in Vertical–Cavity Surface–Emitting Lasers fo
r data communication. (i) Recent concepts for high speed VCSEL operation i
nclude anti–waveguiding cavity design with AlAs–rich core\, further increa
sed optical confinement factor\, engineering of the density of states\, th
ick oxide apertures and superlattice barriers aimed at prevention of the l
eakage of nonequilibrium carriers. Serial data transmission up to 50Gb/s i
s realized in laser modules without preemphasis and equalization. The expe
cted lifetime of such VCSELs exceeds 10 years at 95oC. (ii) Electrooptical
ly–modulated VCSELs allow optical modulation bandwidth beyond 35GHz and el
ectrical bandwidth exceeding 60GHz. So far error-free digital data transmi
ssion at 10Gb/s is realized. With effort 100 Gb/s operation at a low curre
nt density and ultralow power consumption can become feasible. (iii) VCSEL
design may allow uncooled wavelength multiplexing\, for example within th
e narrow 840–860 nm spectral range of low modal dispersion of the standard
multimode fiber. Complete temperature stability of the VCSEL is achieved
due to the passive cavity concept. The gain medium is placed in the region
of the bottom semiconductor distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) while the f
urther part of the bottom DBR\, the cavity region and the top DBR are made
of dielectric materials. Due to the virtually no dependence of the refrac
tive index on temperature at certain dielectric compositions\, a temperatu
re stabilized operation without cooling becomes possible. Furthermore\, du
e to dielectric DBRs and a cavity offer a high optical confinement factor
even for InP-based 1300nm - 1550nm VCSELs extending the range of VCSEL app
lications. (iv) Single mode VCSELs at moderate oxide diameters of the oxid
e aperture (5-6 µm)\, fully compatible to the standard technology\, are fe
asible by the optical field engineering in the oxidized part. The leakage
is engineered to suppress the high order transverse optical modes. The eff
ect is achieved by a proper positioning of thick aperture oxide layers\, i
nducing an optical mode suitable for the leakage. The mode engineering eff
ect can be also used\, as opposite\, to create a 3D confinement of the opt
ical modes in the microcavity allowing a long lifetime of the VCSEL modes
in a broad spectral range allowing\, for example\, near field VCSEL. (v) S
ingle mode operation allows to overcome effects related to significant spe
ctral dispersion of the multimode fiber (MMF) in the 840–860 nm range. A 1
000 m error–free transmission at 25Gb/s is realized in parallel MMF links
using single mode VCSEL arrays in combination with commercially available
array electronics and standard optical couplers assembled into parallel 12
-channel transceiver and receiver boards.\n\nThis seminar is sponsored by
Stanford OSA\n\n\n\n\nBio: Nikolay N. Ledentsov received the diploma degre
e in electrical engineering from the Electrical Engineering Institute (LET
I) in 1982\, and the Candidate of Sciences (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Sciences
(Habil.) degrees in physics and mathematics from the A. F. Ioffe Physical-
Technical Institute\, St. Petersburg\, in 1987 and 1994\, respectively.He
has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering with LETI since 1994\, and
a Professor of Physics and Mathematics with the A. F. Ioffe Institute sinc
e 2005. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer at VI Systems GmbH\, t
he company he founded in 2007. His major scientific interests are in the f
ield of physics and technology of semiconductor nanostructures and the rel
ated optoelectronic devices. He is a first author of the paper on the firs
t lasing in quantum dots (Semiconductors\, submitted in 1993). He has co-a
uthored more than 800 papers in leading technical journals and conference
proceedings\, and 30 patent families. His Hirsch factor is above 70. He is
a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the Institute
of Physics. Prof. Ledentsov was a recipient of the Young Scientist Award
from the International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors (1996) for pio
neering contributions to the field of quantum dots and quantum dot lasers\
, the State Prize of Russia for Science and Technology (2001)\, the Prize
of the Berlin- Brandenburg Academy of Sciences (2002)\, and other awards a
nd recognitions.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nOptics and Electroni
cs Seminar
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150202T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150202T151500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150129T162332Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 299
SUMMARY:We address recent achievements in Vertical–Cavity Surface–Emitting
Lasers for data communication. (i) Recent concepts for high speed VCSEL op
eration include anti–waveguiding cavity design with AlAs–rich core\, furth
er increased optical confinement factor\, engineering of the density of st
ates\, thick oxide apertures and superlattice barriers aimed at prevention
of the leakage of nonequilibrium carriers. Serial data transmission up to
50Gb/s is realized in laser modules without preemphasis and equalization.
The expected lifetime of such VCSELs exceeds 10 years at 95oC. (ii) Elect
rooptically–modulated VCSELs allow optical modulation bandwidth beyond 35G
Hz and electrical bandwidth exceeding 60GHz. So far error-free digital dat
a transmission at 10Gb/s is realized. With effort 100 Gb/s operation at a
low current density and ultralow power consumption can become feasible. (i
ii) VCSEL design may allow uncooled wavelength multiplexing\, for example
within the narrow 840–860 nm spectral range of low modal dispersion of the
standard multimode fiber. Complete temperature stability of the VCSEL is
achieved due to the passive cavity concept. The gain medium is placed in t
he region of the bottom semiconductor distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) wh
ile the further part of the bottom DBR\, the cavity region and the top DBR
are made of dielectric materials. Due to the virtually no dependence of t
he refractive index on temperature at certain dielectric compositions\, a
temperature stabilized operation without cooling becomes possible. Further
more\, due to dielectric DBRs and a cavity offer a high optical confinemen
t factor even for InP-based 1300nm - 1550nm VCSELs extending the range of
VCSEL applications. (iv) Single mode VCSELs at moderate oxide diameters of
the oxide aperture (5-6 µm)\, fully compatible to the standard technology
\, are feasible by the optical field engineering in the oxidized part. The
leakage is engineered to suppress the high order transverse optical modes
. The effect is achieved by a proper positioning of thick aperture oxide l
ayers\, inducing an optical mode suitable for the leakage. The mode engine
ering effect can be also used\, as opposite\, to create a 3D confinement o
f the optical modes in the microcavity allowing a long lifetime of the VCS
EL modes in a broad spectral range allowing\, for example\, near field VCS
EL. (v) Single mode operation allows to overcome effects related to signif
icant spectral dispersion of the multimode fiber (MMF) in the 840–860 nm r
ange. A 1000 m error–free transmission at 25Gb/s is realized in parallel M
MF links using single mode VCSEL arrays in combination with commercially a
vailable array electronics and standard optical couplers assembled into pa
rallel 12-channel transceiver and receiver boards.\n\nThis seminar is spon
sored by Stanford OSA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/stanford-optical-society
-seminar-high-speed-operation-wavelength-and-mode-control
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1391.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150130T224150Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nPower Electronics Seminar hosted by Juan Rivas\n\n\n
\nTuesday\, February 3\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllenX Audi
torium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProf. Robert Pilawa-Podgurski (University of Illino
is Urbana-Champaign)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nToday's society is
seeing a rapid growth of distributed electric power sources and loads\, w
ith applications ranging from large grid-integrated photovoltaic installat
ions and data centers to small implantable medical devices and portable el
ectronics. These applications all require sophisticated electrical energy
conversion\, and the power electronics solutions that provide this must re
alize high efficiency\, small physical size\, and low cost.\n\nIn this tal
k I will discuss our recently developed techniques for improving the power
density and efficiency of power electronics through a new hybrid switched
-capacitor power conversion architecture and its associated control method
s. The proposed architecture leverages the 100-1000x higher energy density
of commercially available capacitors compared to inductors to achieve imp
roved power density with maintained high efficiency. The fundamental loss
mechanisms that have limited the performance of conventional switched-capa
citor converters will be reviewed\, as well as our proposed solution to ov
ercome some of these limitations. A split-phase control method that achiev
es improved efficiency and power density will be presented\, along with ex
perimental validation using GaN-based converters ranging from tens to hund
reds of volts and watts\, operating at switching frequencies above 1 MHz\,
and power densities above 1011 W/in^3 (61.7 kW/L).\n\nIn the second part\
, I will present a power delivery architecture for extreme efficiency data
centers. Through the use of a series-stacked structure with differential
power processing converters\, bulk power can flow without power conversion
\, and only differential power between servers is converted. This leads to
extreme power efficiency\, supported by the experimentally measured 99.8%
record efficiency on our 4-server test-bed with real-world web server and
computing loads. A quantitative comparison to a conventional 48 VDC power
delivery architecture will be provided\, showing a 40x reduction in power
losses with our proposed method compared to state-of-the-art solutions.\n
\n\n\n\nRobert Pilawa-Podgurski received dual B.S. degrees in physics\, el
ectrical engineering and computer science in 2005\, the M.Eng. degree in e
lectrical engineering and computer science in 2007\, and the Ph.D. degree
in electrical engineering in 2012\, all from the Massachusetts Institute o
f Technology. \n\nHe is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical
and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Illinois\, Urban
a-Champaign\, and is affiliated with the Power and Energy Systems group. H
e performs research in the area of power electronics. His research interes
ts include renewable energy applications\, energy harvesting\, CMOS power
management\, and advanced control of power converters. Dr. Pilawa-Podgursk
i received the Chorafas Award for outstanding MIT EECS Master's thesis\, t
he Google Faculty Research Award in 2013\, and the 2014 Richard M. Bass Ou
tstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award of the IEEE Power Electro
nics Society\, given annually to one individual under age 35 for outstandi
ng contributions to the field of power electronics. In 2015\, he recieved
the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award. He i
s an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics\, and IEEE
Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics\, and is co-
author of three IEEE prizepapers.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150203T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150203T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150130T224924Z
LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:Today's society is seeing a rapid growth of distributed electric po
wer sources and loads\, with applications ranging from large grid-integrat
ed photovoltaic installations and data centers to small implantable medica
l devices and portable electronics. These applications all require sophist
icated electrical energy conversion\, and the power electronics solutions
that provide this must realize high efficiency\, small physical size\, and
low cost.\n\nIn this talk I will discuss our recently developed technique
s for improving the power density and efficiency of power electronics thro
ugh a new hybrid switched-capacitor power conversion architecture and its
associated control methods. The proposed architecture leverages the 100-10
00x higher energy density of commercially available capacitors compared to
inductors to achieve improved power density with maintained high efficien
cy. The fundamental loss mechanisms that have limited the performance of c
onventional switched-capacitor converters will be reviewed\, as well as ou
r proposed solution to overcome some of these limitations. A split-phase c
ontrol method that achieves improved efficiency and power density will be
presented\, along with experimental validation using GaN-based converters
ranging from tens to hundreds of volts and watts\, operating at switching
frequencies above 1 MHz\, and power densities above 1011 W/in^3 (61.7 kW/L
).\n\nIn the second part\, I will present a power delivery architecture fo
r extreme efficiency data centers. Through the use of a series-stacked str
ucture with differential power processing converters\, bulk power can flow
without power conversion\, and only differential power between servers is
converted. This leads to extreme power efficiency\, supported by the expe
rimentally measured 99.8% record efficiency on our 4-server test-bed with
real-world web server and computing loads. A quantitative comparison to a
conventional 48 VDC power delivery architecture will be provided\, showing
a 40x reduction in power losses with our proposed method compared to stat
e-of-the-art solutions.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/power-electronics-semina
r
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1392.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150202T155650Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nDeep Speech: Scaling up end-to-end speech recognitio
n.\n\n\n\nWednesday\, February 4\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nG
ates B03\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAwni Hannun (Baidu Research)\n\nAbstract / Descr
iption: \n\n\n\nSpeech recognition is still an unsolved problem in AI. Hum
ans transcribe speech substantially better than machines\, particularly wh
en the speech is noisy\, accented or spoken in a natural\, unaffected mann
er. Over the past half-century slow yet steady progress has been made in s
peech recognition punctuated with rare breakthroughs including the Hidden
Markov Model in the 70s and\, more recently\, Deep Neural Networks.\n\nIn
fact\, the past few years have witnessed large strides in many machine lea
rning problems including speech recognition and computer vision. This is m
ostly due to the resurgence of Deep Learning - a class of machine learning
algorithms consisting of large neural networks with many layers. Two main
drivers of progress in this field have been efficient computation at scal
e using GPUs and the ability to acquire or construct large labeled dataset
s. However\, as these algorithms continue to scale up\, new challenges ari
se. In particular capturing\, annotating and efficiently accessing the dat
a needed to train these algorithms is a resource intensive problem. Furthe
rmore\, as the dataset and model sizes continue to increase\, efficiently
training and evaluating these networks poses a challenge.\n\nIn this prese
ntation I will give an overview of the current state of speech recognition
technology. I will also discuss the challenges we must overcome in order
to make progress and eventually approach human level performance. This pre
sentation will include a high-level introduction to Deep Learning in addit
ion to reviewing some of the latest applications of it. I will focus on De
ep Speech\, a Deep Learning based speech recognition system built at Baidu
Research's Silicon Valley AI lab\, which has shown great potential for ra
pid progress in speech recognition.\n\n\n\n\nBIO:\n\nAwni Hannun is curren
tly a research scientist at Baidu Research's Silicon Valley Artificial Int
elligence lab. His research at Baidu is focused on scaling and innovating
deep learning algorithms towards solving speech recognition. Prior to Baid
u\, Awni was studying towards his PhD at Stanford University\, working wit
h Professor Andrew Ng. At Stanford\, his research interests were in machin
e learning\, in particular deep learning and applications in speech recogn
ition and computer vision\, as well as language understanding.\n\nABOUT TH
E COLLOQUIUM:\n\nSee the Colloquium website\, http://ee380.stanford.edu\,
for scheduled speakers\, FAQ\, and additional information. Stanford and SC
PD students can enroll in EE380 for one unit of credit. Anyone is welcome
to attend\; talks are webcast live and archived for on-demand viewing over
the web.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nEE380 Computer Systems Coll
oquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150204T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150204T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150202T160906Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:Speech recognition is still an unsolved problem in AI. Humans trans
cribe speech substantially better than machines\, particularly when the sp
eech is noisy\, accented or spoken in a natural\, unaffected manner. Over
the past half-century slow yet steady progress has been made in speech rec
ognition punctuated with rare breakthroughs including the Hidden Markov Mo
del in the 70s and\, more recently\, Deep Neural Networks.\n\nIn fact\, th
e past few years have witnessed large strides in many machine learning pro
blems including speech recognition and computer vision. This is mostly due
to the resurgence of Deep Learning - a class of machine learning algorith
ms consisting of large neural networks with many layers. Two main drivers
of progress in this field have been efficient computation at scale using G
PUs and the ability to acquire or construct large labeled datasets. Howeve
r\, as these algorithms continue to scale up\, new challenges arise. In pa
rticular capturing\, annotating and efficiently accessing the data needed
to train these algorithms is a resource intensive problem. Furthermore\, a
s the dataset and model sizes continue to increase\, efficiently training
and evaluating these networks poses a challenge.\n\nIn this presentation I
will give an overview of the current state of speech recognition technolo
gy. I will also discuss the challenges we must overcome in order to make p
rogress and eventually approach human level performance. This presentation
will include a high-level introduction to Deep Learning in addition to re
viewing some of the latest applications of it. I will focus on Deep Speech
\, a Deep Learning based speech recognition system built at Baidu Research
's Silicon Valley AI lab\, which has shown great potential for rapid progr
ess in speech recognition.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-deep-speech-scaling-end-end-speech-recognition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1393.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150202T200541Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nWi-Fi Everywhere: Reflections on Wi-Fi’s (R)Evolutio
n\n\n\n\nThursday\, February 5\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPac
kard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nRick Bahr (Qualcomm)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nIn under 2 decades\, Wi-Fi has transformed from a standards’ body
curiosity to an almost essential convenience in our daily lives. With a un
ique perspective anchored in a successful Wi-Fi semiconductor company (Ath
eros)\, Rick will trace some of this arc in his talk. The presentation wil
l offer an overview of Wi-Fi applications\, and the attendant advance of t
he 802.11 standard. Particular emphasis will then be offered to the suppor
ting technology\, notably\, the challenges of the past and the opportuniti
es that lie ahead. The talk will close with a broader view of Wi-Fi’s role
in the emerging communications landscape. \n\nQuestions about this series
? Please contact: Dr. Richard Dasher\, SystemX Executive Director\, 650-72
5-3621or Ms. Miho Nishi\, SystemX Administrative Associate\, 650-725-3626​
\n\nClick to join the Stanford SystemX Seminar E-mail Announcement List:
\n\nSystemX Seminars: a new forum for university-industry knowledge exchan
ge.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nRick Bahr joined the SystemX team as Strategic Adviso
r. Rick was last spotted as Sr VP of Engineering at Qualcomm\, where he w
as chartered with driving Wi-Fi technology. Rick joined Qualcomm through i
ts 2011 acquisition of Atheros Communications\, which he joined in 2000 to
head engineering. Prior to Atheros\, Rick held multiple leadership positi
ons in companies such as HP\, Prime\, Apollo and SGI (where he last was re
sponsible for both MIPS processor and Cray supercomputer hardware engineer
ing). The first two decades of Rick's professional life were devoted to pr
ocessor design and architecture\, and the last decade and a half to commun
ications.\n\nRick holds a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering\, both from
MIT.\n\nJOIN THE EVENT via VIDEO CONFERENCE\n\nBlueJeans is free and requi
res only a one-time browser plugin installation (no signing into an accoun
t). When you click on the link to join\, you will be taken to BlueJeans we
bsite and asked for your name. This is just for presentation purposes at t
he time of the event. You will then be entered into the meeting.\n\nClick
to Join the live stream. Be sure to chose 'Don't Send - Only Receive' opti
on to avoid echoes and feedback. \n\nConnecting directly from a room syste
m? Dial: 199.48.152.152 or bjn.vc Enter Meeting ID: 104238129 -or- use the
pairing code \n\nJust want to dial in? (http://bluejeans.com/numbers) 1-4
08-740-7256 1-888-240-2560 (US Toll Free) 1-408-317-9253 (Alternate Number
) Enter Meeting ID: 104238129\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSystemX
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150205T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150205T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150429T150449Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:In under 2 decades\, Wi-Fi has transformed from a standards’ body c
uriosity to an almost essential convenience in our daily lives. With a uni
que perspective anchored in a successful Wi-Fi semiconductor company (Athe
ros)\, Rick will trace some of this arc in his talk. The presentation will
offer an overview of Wi-Fi applications\, and the attendant advance of th
e 802.11 standard. Particular emphasis will then be offered to the support
ing technology\, notably\, the challenges of the past and the opportunitie
s that lie ahead. The talk will close with a broader view of Wi-Fi’s role
in the emerging communications landscape. \n\nQuestions about this series?
Please contact: Dr. Richard Dasher\, SystemX Executive Director\, 650-725
-3621or Ms. Miho Nishi\, SystemX Administrative Associate\, 650-725-3626​
\n\nClick to join the Stanford SystemX Seminar E-mail Announcement List:
\n\nSystemX Seminars: a new forum for university-industry knowledge exchan
ge.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/systemx-seminar-wi-fi-ev
erywhere-reflections-wi-fi%E2%80%99s-revolution
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1394.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150203T155851Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nNew matrix decompositions for Gaussian communication
networks\n\n\n\nFriday\, February 6\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue:
\n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAnatoly Khina (Graduate Student\, Tel Aviv
University)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nA central concept in matri
x analysis is the decomposition of a matrix into a product of orthogonal (
or unitary) matrices and a diagonal/triangular one\, e.g.\, unitary diagon
alization of a symmetric matrix\, and more generally the singular-value de
composition\, and the QR decomposition. Such decompositions are of particu
lar importance for multi-antenna point-to-point physical-layer communicati
ons\, where the channel gains are represented by a (channel) matrix. Trans
forming the channel matrix into diagonal/triangular forms\, in this case\,
allows to reduce the coding task to that of coding for scalar (single-ant
enna) channels. Thus\, the modulation and coding tasks are effectively dec
oupled and the performance is dictated by the diagonal values. In this wor
k we develop new joint matrix decompositions of several matrices using the
same unitary matrix on one side (corresponding to a joint transmitter or
receiver) to achieve desired properties for the resulting diagonals. An im
portant special case is a transformation leading to equal diagonals for al
l matrices simultaneously. This\, in turn\, allows to construct practical
schemes for various communications settings\, as well as deriving new theo
retic bounds for others.\n\n\n\n\nnatoly Khina received the B.Sc. and M.Sc
. degrees in electrical engineering (both summa cum laude) from Tel Aviv U
niversity in 2006 and 2010\, respectively\, where he is currently working
towards completing his Ph.D. degree. His research interests include inform
ation theory\, signal processing\, digital communications and matrix analy
sis. In parallel to his studies\, Anatoly has been working as an engineer
in various algorithms\, software and hardware R&D positions. He is a recip
ient of the Rothschild fellowship\, Clore scholarship\, Trosky Award\, Wei
nstein Prize for research in signal processing\, and the first prize for o
utstanding research work of the Advanced Communication Center\, Israel.\n
\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nIT-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150206T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150206T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150203T155900Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:A central concept in matrix analysis is the decomposition of a matr
ix into a product of orthogonal (or unitary) matrices and a diagonal/trian
gular one\, e.g.\, unitary diagonalization of a symmetric matrix\, and mor
e generally the singular-value decomposition\, and the QR decomposition. S
uch decompositions are of particular importance for multi-antenna point-to
-point physical-layer communications\, where the channel gains are represe
nted by a (channel) matrix. Transforming the channel matrix into diagonal/
triangular forms\, in this case\, allows to reduce the coding task to that
of coding for scalar (single-antenna) channels. Thus\, the modulation and
coding tasks are effectively decoupled and the performance is dictated by
the diagonal values. In this work we develop new joint matrix decompositi
ons of several matrices using the same unitary matrix on one side (corresp
onding to a joint transmitter or receiver) to achieve desired properties f
or the resulting diagonals. An important special case is a transformation
leading to equal diagonals for all matrices simultaneously. This\, in turn
\, allows to construct practical schemes for various communications settin
gs\, as well as deriving new theoretic bounds for others.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-new-matrix-deco
mpositions-gaussian-communication-networks
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1397.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150204T194123Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nnderstanding Visual Computations in the Primate Reti
na\n\n\n\nThursday\, February 5\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPa
ckard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProf. E.J. Chichilnisky (Stanford)\n\nAbstract /
Description: \n\n\n\nVision begins with neural computation in the retina\
, which sends a highly processed version of the visual world along multipl
e parallel pathways to the brain. Our research is focused on understanding
visual computations in the primate retina and on using this information f
or the design of artificial retinas to treat blindness. I will describe th
e state of our understanding of visual computations in the retinal circuit
ry\, with an emphasis on open problems for future exploration\, and on ach
ieving a synthetic understanding appropriate for diverse applications.\n\n
\n\n\nBio:\n\nE.J. Chichilnisky is the John R. Adler Professor of Neurosur
gery at Stanford University\, where he has been since 2013 after 15 years
at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He received his M.S. in math
ematics and Ph.D. in neuroscience from Stanford University. His research p
rogram focuses on understanding the spatiotemporal patterns of electrical
activity in the retina that convey visual information to the brain\, and t
heir origins in retinal circuitry\, using large-scale multi-electrode reco
rdings. His lab also works on physiological experiments with electrical st
imulation aimed at advancing the design of visual prostheses for treating
blindness. He has directed or taught at the Cold Spring Harbor Computation
al Vision course since 1998. He is the recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Res
earch Fellowship\, a McKnight Scholar Award\, and a McKnight Technological
Innovation in Neuroscience Award.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nIn
formation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150205T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150205T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150204T194130Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Vision begins with neural computation in the retina\, which sends a
highly processed version of the visual world along multiple parallel path
ways to the brain. Our research is focused on understanding visual computa
tions in the primate retina and on using this information for the design o
f artificial retinas to treat blindness. I will describe the state of our
understanding of visual computations in the retinal circuitry\, with an em
phasis on open problems for future exploration\, and on achieving a synthe
tic understanding appropriate for diverse applications.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-nderstanding-visual-computations-primate-retina
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1400.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150206T211406Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nElectroactive Polymers for Integrated Medical Micros
ystems\n\n\n\nMonday\, February 9\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\n
Allen 101X Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nLeeya Engel (Tel Aviv University)\n
\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will present the emergi
ng field of electroactive polymer (EAP) microsystems for integrated medica
l applications\, highlighting the EAP actuation mechanisms of soft and har
d materials for making passive and active devices: a. electrostriction of
a recently developed relaxor ferroelectric polymer\, b. diffusion of ions
in the case of a hydrogel\, and c. dielectric elastomer actuation. We will
present the 'grand plan' where the variability of polymers\, in addition
to their intrinsic properties is of great advantage to medical application
s. Biocompatibility\, light weight\, low-cost processing\, and flexibility
together with operational similarity to biological muscle and the ability
to exhibit property changes much beyond what is achievable with inorganic
\, makes EAPs attractive for applications in artificial muscles\, robotics
\, intelligent medical devices and prosthetics\, and drug delivery systems
. In each of the aforementioned actuation modes\, EAP devices become more
efficient as the scale is reduced\, providing motivation for downscaling.
\n\nWhile EAPs have the potential to improve many aspects of human life\,
we will mainly address the applications of flexible micro motors\, cardiac
tissue engineering and cardiovascular occlusion and the processing and in
tegration challenges that we encountered in working on these systems. Rece
nt advances in polymer microfabrication (i.e. imprint lithography\, laser
micromachining\, and 3D printing)\, together with breakthroughs in materia
ls science\, and understanding of EAP behavior at these small scales will
serve to overcome the technological barriers to full integration with micr
osystems and usher in a new paradigm of medical microsystems.\n\n\n\n\n Bi
o\n\nLeeya Engel is a direct track Ph.D. candidate (final stage) in the de
partment of Material Science and Engineering at the faculty of Engineering
Tel Aviv University\, Israel. Leeya was awarded the Marian Gertner Medica
l Nanosystems Fellowship in 2013 and she heads the student chapter of the
Israel Vacuum Society (IVS). Leeya founded and co-chairs the annual IVS st
udent conference and also serves as president of the Materials Research So
ciety student chapter at Tel Aviv University. She received her B.Sc. in Ph
ysics from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, Israel in 2008. She has pu
blished 6 journal papers\, presented 5 international conference papers\, a
nd holds 2 patents. Her research interests include electroactive polymer a
ctuation and integration in micro/nano scale sensors and actuators.\n\n\nL
eeya Engel @ (Tel Aviv University)\n\n\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150209T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150209T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150206T212035Z
LOCATION:Allen 101X Auditorium
SUMMARY:In this talk\, I will present the emerging field of electroactive p
olymer (EAP) microsystems for integrated medical applications\, highlighti
ng the EAP actuation mechanisms of soft and hard materials for making pass
ive and active devices: a. electrostriction of a recently developed relaxo
r ferroelectric polymer\, b. diffusion of ions in the case of a hydrogel\,
and c. dielectric elastomer actuation. We will present the 'grand plan' w
here the variability of polymers\, in addition to their intrinsic properti
es is of great advantage to medical applications. Biocompatibility\, light
weight\, low-cost processing\, and flexibility together with operational
similarity to biological muscle and the ability to exhibit property change
s much beyond what is achievable with inorganic\, makes EAPs attractive fo
r applications in artificial muscles\, robotics\, intelligent medical devi
ces and prosthetics\, and drug delivery systems. In each of the aforementi
oned actuation modes\, EAP devices become more efficient as the scale is r
educed\, providing motivation for downscaling.\n\nWhile EAPs have the pote
ntial to improve many aspects of human life\, we will mainly address the a
pplications of flexible micro motors\, cardiac tissue engineering and card
iovascular occlusion and the processing and integration challenges that we
encountered in working on these systems. Recent advances in polymer micro
fabrication (i.e. imprint lithography\, laser micromachining\, and 3D prin
ting)\, together with breakthroughs in materials science\, and understandi
ng of EAP behavior at these small scales will serve to overcome the techno
logical barriers to full integration with microsystems and usher in a new
paradigm of medical microsystems.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/electroactive-polymers-i
ntegrated-medical-microsystems
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1403.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150217T160900Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nOSA Special Seminar: Over the Rainbow: The Other Wor
ld Seen by Animals\n\n\n\nTuesday\, February 17\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm
\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nCharles W. Clark (University of
Maryland)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nMuch of what we understand a
bout the world comes from our eyes\, which sense the colors from red to vi
olet that are expressed in the rainbow. Yet we know that this patch of col
ors is just a small island in the vast electromagnetic spectrum\, which ex
tends from radio waves to gamma rays. Two unseen regions of great importan
ce to us are those just over and just under the rainbow - the infrared and
ultraviolet\, respectively. These were discovered about 200 years ago in
inspired experiments that anyone can understand\, originally conducted by
Frederick William Herschel and Johann Wilhelm Ritter. Only recently has it
come to be understood that a variety of animals live in a visual world to
tally unfamiliar to us\, particularly in the ultraviolet.\n\nI will discus
s this from the perspective of measurement science\, and demonstrate other
influences of the ultraviolet in technology\, astronomy and climate chang
e.\n\nThis seminar is sponsored by Stanford OSA.\n\n\n\n\nBio: \n\nDr. Cha
rles W. Clark is a theoretical atomic\, molecular and optical physicist. A
Fellow of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)\,
Clark is the Physical Sciences Editor of the NIST Digital Library of Mathe
matical Functions (http://dlmf.nist.gov) and co-editor of the NIST Handboo
k of Mathematical Functions (Cambridge University Press\, 2010). He is the
NIST Co-Director of the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI - http://jqi.umd.edu
)\, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Maryland. In collabor
ation with Victor Galitski\, Clark designed and taught the Coursera course
\, 'Exploring Quantum Physics' https://www.coursera.org/course/eqp For mor
e about Dr. Clark\, see http://j.mp/JQ1cwc\n\n\nSeminar / Colloquium\nOpti
cs and Electronics Seminar
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150217T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150217T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150217T160913Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:Much of what we understand about the world comes from our eyes\, wh
ich sense the colors from red to violet that are expressed in the rainbow.
Yet we know that this patch of colors is just a small island in the vast
electromagnetic spectrum\, which extends from radio waves to gamma rays. T
wo unseen regions of great importance to us are those just over and just u
nder the rainbow - the infrared and ultraviolet\, respectively. These were
discovered about 200 years ago in inspired experiments that anyone can un
derstand\, originally conducted by Frederick William Herschel and Johann W
ilhelm Ritter. Only recently has it come to be understood that a variety o
f animals live in a visual world totally unfamiliar to us\, particularly i
n the ultraviolet.\n\nI will discuss this from the perspective of measurem
ent science\, and demonstrate other influences of the ultraviolet in techn
ology\, astronomy and climate change.\n\nThis seminar is sponsored by Stan
ford OSA.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/over-rainbow-other-world
-seen-animals
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1405.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150217T173235Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nA Family of Better Random Number Generators\n\n\n\nW
ednesday\, February 18\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B03\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nMelissa O'Neill (Harvey Mudd College)\n\nAbstract / Descri
ption: \n\n\n\nAlgorithmic random number generators are everywhere\, used
for all kinds of tasks\, from simulation to computational creativity.\n\nY
et most people haven't given much thought to the random number generators
they use. Is the RNG you're using a good source of randomness? What does i
t even mean to be a good RNG?\n\nIn this talk\, we will examine the desira
ble properties of a random number generator including performance\, correc
tness\, uniformity\, and unpredictability\, as well as sound mathematical
grounding.\n\nWe will observe how the RNGs in widespread use lack desirabl
e properties (most commonly failing statistical tests for randomness).\n\n
Then we will show how a simple twist on a venerable-but-flawed RNG techniq
ue can provide all the properties we desire\, resulting in the PCG family
of RNGs.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nMelissa O'Neill is a Professor of Computer Scien
ce at Harvey Mudd College\, where she has been a member of the faculty sin
ce July\, 2001. She was born in England\, but did her graduate work in Can
ada with F. Warren Burton at SFU. O'Neill has broad interests in computer
science\, with contributions in the areas of functional programming\, memo
ry management\, parallel and concurrent computing\, genetic programming\,
random number generation\, and computer science education. She is perhaps
best known on the Internet for her JFP paper\, The Genuine Sieve of Eratos
thenes\, which showed that a simple example that had been enjoyed by the f
unctional programming community for more than 30 years wasn't quite what i
t appeared to be. Her website is www.cs.hmc.edu/~oneill and the PCG websit
e is www.pcg-random.org.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nEE380 Comput
er Systems Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150218T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150218T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150217T173243Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:Algorithmic random number generators are everywhere\, used for all
kinds of tasks\, from simulation to computational creativity.\n\nYet most
people haven't given much thought to the random number generators they use
. Is the RNG you're using a good source of randomness? What does it even m
ean to be a good RNG?\n\nIn this talk\, we will examine the desirable prop
erties of a random number generator including performance\, correctness\,
uniformity\, and unpredictability\, as well as sound mathematical groundin
g.\n\nWe will observe how the RNGs in widespread use lack desirable proper
ties (most commonly failing statistical tests for randomness).\n\nThen we
will show how a simple twist on a venerable-but-flawed RNG technique can p
rovide all the properties we desire\, resulting in the PCG family of RNGs.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-family-better-random-number-generators
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1406.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150217T181652Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nUndergrad Study Night\n\n\n\nTuesday\, February 17\,
2015 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 318\n\nSpeaker: \n\nN/A\n
\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nStudy nights with snack and TAs every Tu
esday at 8:00pm.\n\n\n\n\n\nUndergraduate\nStudent Club Activity
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150217T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150217T220000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150217T181700Z
LOCATION:Packard 318
SUMMARY:Study nights with snack and TAs every Tuesday at 8:00pm.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/undergrad-study-night
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1407.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150217T182035Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEE community event\n\n\n\nWednesday\, February 18\,
2015 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard Kitchen\, 2nd floor\n\nSpeak
er: \n\nN/A\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTake a break this Wednesday
afternoon to enjoy some beverages\, snacks\, and conversation!\n\nAll mem
bers of the EE community - students\, faculty\, and staff - are welcome.\n
\nDon't forget to bring a reusable mug if you have one. Hope to see you th
ere!\n\n \n\n- Hosted by GSEE\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nStudent
Club Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU IEEE
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150218T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150218T160000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150217T182043Z
LOCATION:Packard Kitchen\, 2nd floor
SUMMARY:Take a break this Wednesday afternoon to enjoy some beverages\, sna
cks\, and conversation!\n\nAll members of the EE community - students\, fa
culty\, and staff - are welcome.\n\nDon't forget to bring a reusable mug i
f you have one. Hope to see you there!\n\n \n\n- Hosted by GSEE
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/gsee-afternoon-tea-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1409.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150220T163317Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nExciton-Polariton based Photonic Circuits\n\n\n\nWed
nesday\, February 25\, 2015 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nT. C. H. Liew (Nanyang Technological University)\n\nAbstrac
t / Description: \n\n\n\nExciton-Polaritons in semiconductor microcavities
are hybrid states of light and matter exhibiting a mix of electronic and
photonic properties [1]\, including strong nonlinearity\, low dephasing\,
ultrafast dynamics\, sensitivity to electric and magnetic fields and a ric
h spin dynamics. These properties are ideal for the construction of a new
generation of polaritonic information processing devices\, such as exciton
-polariton based circuits [2].\n\nFor such applications\, attention is nee
ded to overcome disorder in the system. Here\, advances in the patterning
of polariton potentials [3] are theoretically expected to allow for topolo
gical polaritons [4]. In analogy to photonic topological insulators [5]\,
propagation immune to scattering with disorder is predicted.\n\nIn this pr
esentation\, I will also show preliminary work in the application of excit
on-polaritons in unconventional circuit architectures such as neural netwo
rks [6].\n\nFinally\, I will consider the enhancement of nonlinear polarit
onic effects at the quantum level with a viewpoint toward triggered single
-photon emission [7].\n\n\n\n\nDr. Liew received his PhD from the Universi
ty of Southampton (UK) in 2008 and completed postdoctoral research at the
National University of Singapore and Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausa
nne (Switzerland). He made several contributions to the theory of light-ma
tter coupled systems\, having predicted fundamental effects\, such as the
unconventional quantum blockade and exciton-polariton spin-to-orbital angu
lar momentum conversion\, and described several experimental results\, suc
h as the optical spin Hall effect and various spin switches. In 2013 he re
ceived the Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship at Nanyang Technological University\, w
here he has focused on the theoretical development of photonic application
s in hybrid systems: terahertz frequency sources\, quantum light sources\,
and photonic circuits.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied Physi
cs / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150225T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150225T150000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150220T163446Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:Exciton-Polaritons in semiconductor microcavities are hybrid states
of light and matter exhibiting a mix of electronic and photonic propertie
s [1]\, including strong nonlinearity\, low dephasing\, ultrafast dynamics
\, sensitivity to electric and magnetic fields and a rich spin dynamics. T
hese properties are ideal for the construction of a new generation of pola
ritonic information processing devices\, such as exciton-polariton based c
ircuits [2].\n\nFor such applications\, attention is needed to overcome di
sorder in the system. Here\, advances in the patterning of polariton poten
tials [3] are theoretically expected to allow for topological polaritons [
4]. In analogy to photonic topological insulators [5]\, propagation immune
to scattering with disorder is predicted.\n\nIn this presentation\, I wil
l also show preliminary work in the application of exciton-polaritons in u
nconventional circuit architectures such as neural networks [6].\n\nFinall
y\, I will consider the enhancement of nonlinear polaritonic effects at th
e quantum level with a viewpoint toward triggered single-photon emission [
7].
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-exciton-polariton-based-photonic-circuits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1411.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150223T213620Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nWill Clean Energy Take Our Economy to the Cleaners?
\n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 10\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett
201\n\nSpeaker: \n\nKristina Johnson (Chairman and CEO\, Enduring Hydro\,
LLC)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nIn 2009 when the Obama-Biden tick
et was inaugurated into office\, they set out to accomplish the following
aspirational goals:Implement an economy-wide cap and trade systems to redu
ce U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 83% of 2005 levels by 2050\;Save more
oil than we import from the Middle East and Venezuela by 2019\;Ensure 10%
of our electricity comes from renewables in 2012 and 25% by 2025\;Put one
million Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles on the road by 2015\;Create five million j
obs by investing $150 bn over ten years to catalyze private efforts to bui
ld a clean-energy future.\n\nAnd in the 2011 State of the Union address\,
the President put forth a goal to reach 80% clean electricity by 2035. The
Office of the Under Secretary for Energy at the US Department of Energy p
ut together a plan to realize these goals\, along with the cost of attaini
ng 80% clean electricity by 2035. In this talk\, I will summarize this pla
n\, called the 'Strategic Technology Energy Plan (STEP)' as well highlight
the unique role of run-of-river and pumped storage hydropower in STEP.\n
\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nPrior to founding Enduring Hydro in 2011\, Dr. Johnson ser
ved as undersecretary at the Department of Energy in Washington\, D.C. fro
m May 2009 until October 2010. Before her appointment as undersecretary\,
Dr. Johnson was provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at
the Johns Hopkins University (September 2007 to April 2009)\, and dean of
the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University from July 1999 until Se
ptember of 2007. She received her BS (with distinction)\, MS\, and PhD in
electrical engineering from Stanford University. After a NATO post-doctora
l fellowship at Trinity College\, Dublin\, Ireland\, she joined the Univer
sity of Colorado-Boulder's faculty in 1985 as an assistant professor and w
as promoted to full professor in 1994. From 1994 to 1999 Dr. Johnson direc
ted the NSF/ERC for Optoelectronics Computing Systems Center at the Univer
sity of Colorado and Colorado State University.\n\nNamed an NSF Presidenti
al Young Investigator in 1985 and a Fulbright Faculty Scholar in 1991\, Dr
. Johnson's academic awards include the Dennis Gabor Prize for creativity
and innovation in modern optics (1993) and the John Fritz Medal (2008)\, w
idely considered the highest award in the engineering profession. Dr. John
son was inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame (
2003)\, The Colorado Women's Hall of Fame (2014) and the U.S. Inventor's H
all of Fame (2015). A former Stanford athlete\, Johnson was selected as on
e of '40 Women Who Have Made an Impact' since Title IX by ESPNW (2012).\n
\nRecognized for her work in technology transfer and entrepreneurship by t
he States of Colorado and North Carolina (1997\, 2001)\; she received the
2010 Milton Steward Award from the Small Business Technology Council (SBTC
)\, and is a fellow of the Optical Society of America\, International Elec
tronics and Electrical Engineering (IEEE)\, SPIE\, the International Socie
ty for Optical Engineering and the American Association for the Advancemen
t of Science (AAAS). She co-founded several companies\, including SouthEas
t Techinventures\, and ColorLink\, Inc.\, which was sold to RealD\, and is
responsible for 3D effects in movies such as Avatar\, and 300 others.\n\n
Dr. Johnson has published 142 refereed papers and proceedings and holds 45
U.S. patents (129 U.S. and international patents) and patents pending\, a
nd has received honorary degrees from University of Alabama at Huntsville\
, Tufts University\, Trinity College\, Dublin\, Ireland and McGill Univers
ity\, Montreal\, Canada. Dr. Johnson serves on the board of directors of C
isco Systems\, AES and Boston Scientific\, and was a trustee of the Africa
n Wildlife Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Institute.\n\n\nGraduate\nUnd
ergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150310T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150310T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150302T192543Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:In 2009 when the Obama-Biden ticket was inaugurated into office\, t
hey set out to accomplish the following aspirational goals:Implement an ec
onomy-wide cap and trade systems to reduce U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions b
y 83% of 2005 levels by 2050\;Save more oil than we import from the Middle
East and Venezuela by 2019\;Ensure 10% of our electricity comes from rene
wables in 2012 and 25% by 2025\;Put one million Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles on
the road by 2015\;Create five million jobs by investing $150 bn over ten
years to catalyze private efforts to build a clean-energy future.\n\nAnd i
n the 2011 State of the Union address\, the President put forth a goal to
reach 80% clean electricity by 2035. The Office of the Under Secretary for
Energy at the US Department of Energy put together a plan to realize thes
e goals\, along with the cost of attaining 80% clean electricity by 2035.
In this talk\, I will summarize this plan\, called the 'Strategic Technolo
gy Energy Plan (STEP)' as well highlight the unique role of run-of-river a
nd pumped storage hydropower in STEP.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/department/ee-distinguished-lect
ure-will-clean-energy-take-our-economy-cleaners
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1413.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150223T230156Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nCircuitry underlying robust perception and memory\n
\n\n\nMonday\, March 2\, 2015 - 10:00am to 11:00am\n\nVenue: \n\nClark\, S
360\n\nSpeaker: \n\nJoel Zylberberg\, PhD\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n
\n\nThe nervous system is a surprisingly noisy place. For example\, if one
presents the exact same stimulus to an animal many times\, and records th
e activities of their sensory neurons\, those neural responses typically s
how high levels of trial-to-trial variability. At the same time\, we have
the experience of having robust thoughts and perceptions. How do our brain
s generate this robustness from systems of individually unreliable compone
nts? In my talk\, I will discuss three major circuit mechanisms that have
been advanced by my research program. First\, I will discuss a mechanism t
hrough which the nervous system can learn the statistical structure of the
stimuli that it typically experiences. This knowledge allows for the nerv
ous system to make educated guesses about the most likely stimulus present
ed\, even when that stimulus is corrupted by noise. The de-noising process
works best when the stimuli\, and the noise that corrupts them\, have dif
ferent statistical structures. This motivates the second principle that I
will discuss\, namely that the peripheral nervous system can shape its noi
se statistics such that the noise only minimally interferes with the trans
mission of information about the external world. In particular\, I will pr
esent a circuit mechanism through which the retina appears to perform this
noise shaping. Finally\, I will confront the fact that neural systems (li
ke those involved in memory) must typically maintain stable representation
s even while the responses of individual neurons evolve dynamically over t
ime\, and are noisy. Using modern data-science tools\, I will illustrate a
novel mechanism through which the hippocampus appears to solve this probl
em. In addition to the importance of these circuit mechanisms for basic sc
ience\, I will highlight in my talk the implications of my work for the cr
eation of useful biomimetic technologies.\n\n\n\n\nEvent Sponsor: Stanford
Neurosciences InstituteContact Email: Lisa Gounod lgounod@stanford.edu\n
\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150302T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150302T110000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150223T231311Z
LOCATION:Clark\, S360
SUMMARY:The nervous system is a surprisingly noisy place. For example\, if
one presents the exact same stimulus to an animal many times\, and records
the activities of their sensory neurons\, those neural responses typicall
y show high levels of trial-to-trial variability. At the same time\, we ha
ve the experience of having robust thoughts and perceptions. How do our br
ains generate this robustness from systems of individually unreliable comp
onents? In my talk\, I will discuss three major circuit mechanisms that ha
ve been advanced by my research program. First\, I will discuss a mechanis
m through which the nervous system can learn the statistical structure of
the stimuli that it typically experiences. This knowledge allows for the n
ervous system to make educated guesses about the most likely stimulus pres
ented\, even when that stimulus is corrupted by noise. The de-noising proc
ess works best when the stimuli\, and the noise that corrupts them\, have
different statistical structures. This motivates the second principle that
I will discuss\, namely that the peripheral nervous system can shape its
noise statistics such that the noise only minimally interferes with the tr
ansmission of information about the external world. In particular\, I will
present a circuit mechanism through which the retina appears to perform t
his noise shaping. Finally\, I will confront the fact that neural systems
(like those involved in memory) must typically maintain stable representat
ions even while the responses of individual neurons evolve dynamically ove
r time\, and are noisy. Using modern data-science tools\, I will illustrat
e a novel mechanism through which the hippocampus appears to solve this pr
oblem. In addition to the importance of these circuit mechanisms for basic
science\, I will highlight in my talk the implications of my work for the
creation of useful biomimetic technologies.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/circuitry-underlying-rob
ust-perception-and-memory
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1414.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150223T234101Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nModal Analysis of Power System Data\n\n\n\nWednesday
\, February 25\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 270\n\nSpeaker
: \n\nBernard Lesieutre (University of Wisconsin‑Madison)\n\nAbstract / De
scription: \n\n\n\nReliable operation of the power grid relies on the real
-time stabilization of an interconnected continentalscale network of dynam
ic components. These include everything from central-station thermal and h
ydro power plants to end-use loads. The natural uncontrolled responses to
disturbances are oscillatory\, and swings in voltage and power flows are e
vident in data from disturbances. Specific control systems are used to dam
p these natural oscillations that otherwise can result in large-scale blac
kouts. In order to design and tune controllers it is imperative to underst
and and anticipate the oscillations\, and to develop high fidelity models
that can represent this behavior.\n\nIn this seminar we focus on the modal
analysis of power system data to study oscillations for three purposes:\n
\n1. Better the understanding of the oscillations actually present in the
grid. (Off-line engineering analysis.)2. Validation of models used to stud
y the grid. (Operational Planning.)3. Improve situational awareness by tra
cking system modes in real-time. (Operations.)\n\nWe will provide examples
of oscillations observed in the grid in the context of these three object
ives. We review the industry standard approaches for power system modal an
alysis and highlight their shortcomings in practice. They often require pr
eprocessing the data\, fine-tuning in model order\, and give inconsistent
results with related data sets. We suggest that the main attraction of the
se established methods is that they are computationally easy to use\; the
calculations require linear algebra. Based on our experience and dissatisf
action with these methods\, we explore the use of nonlinear fitting techni
ques to estimate modes from data. With current computing power\, computati
onal barriers are low\, and we show excellent results using a variable pro
jection method.\n\nOur method is currently in use by some power engineers
to characterize observed oscillations in the West. We show results of usin
g modal analysis to aid in power plant model validation. We discuss and pr
esent initial results for adapting our method to estimating modal behavior
from ambient data in the grid\, which is the focus of our on-going resear
ch in this area.\n\n\n\n\nBio: \n\nBernie is a Professor of Electrical Eng
ineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his B.S.\, M.
S.\, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois. His research inter
ests include the modeling\, monitoring\, and analysis of electric power sy
stems.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSmartGrid
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150225T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150225T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150223T234101Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 270
SUMMARY:Reliable operation of the power grid relies on the real-time stabil
ization of an interconnected continentalscale network of dynamic component
s. These include everything from central-station thermal and hydro power p
lants to end-use loads. The natural uncontrolled responses to disturbances
are oscillatory\, and swings in voltage and power flows are evident in da
ta from disturbances. Specific control systems are used to damp these natu
ral oscillations that otherwise can result in large-scale blackouts. In or
der to design and tune controllers it is imperative to understand and anti
cipate the oscillations\, and to develop high fidelity models that can rep
resent this behavior.\n\nIn this seminar we focus on the modal analysis of
power system data to study oscillations for three purposes:\n\n1. Better
the understanding of the oscillations actually present in the grid. (Off-l
ine engineering analysis.)2. Validation of models used to study the grid.
(Operational Planning.)3. Improve situational awareness by tracking system
modes in real-time. (Operations.)\n\nWe will provide examples of oscillat
ions observed in the grid in the context of these three objectives. We rev
iew the industry standard approaches for power system modal analysis and h
ighlight their shortcomings in practice. They often require preprocessing
the data\, fine-tuning in model order\, and give inconsistent results with
related data sets. We suggest that the main attraction of these establish
ed methods is that they are computationally easy to use\; the calculations
require linear algebra. Based on our experience and dissatisfaction with
these methods\, we explore the use of nonlinear fitting techniques to esti
mate modes from data. With current computing power\, computational barrier
s are low\, and we show excellent results using a variable projection meth
od.\n\nOur method is currently in use by some power engineers to character
ize observed oscillations in the West. We show results of using modal anal
ysis to aid in power plant model validation. We discuss and present initia
l results for adapting our method to estimating modal behavior from ambien
t data in the grid\, which is the focus of our on-going research in this a
rea.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-seminar-modal-
analysis-power-system-data
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1415.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150223T234317Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nGrid Modernization: Challenges\, Opportunities\, and
Solutions\n\n\n\nThursday\, March 12\, 2015 - 1:15pm to 2:15pm\n\nVenue:
\n\nY2E2 270\n\nSpeaker: \n\n Jianhui Wang (Argonne National Laboratory)\n
\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nOur aging grid infrastructure faces incr
easing challenges from multiple sources including greater demand variabili
ty\, stricter environmental regulations and growing cyber security concern
s. Advanced smart grid technologies provide possible solutions to tackle t
hese challenges. Meanwhile how to best utilize these new devices and techn
ologies such as PMUs and electric vehicles remains a challenge by itself.
In this talk\, I will address various topics which span a multitude of are
as including demand response\, stochastic optimization for renewable integ
ration\, microgrids and cyber security. I will present the technical issue
s in implementing these technologies and corresponding potential solutions
.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nDr. Jianhui Wang is the Section Manager for Advanced Po
wer Grid Modeling at Argonne National Laboratory. He is the Secretary of t
he IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Power System Operations Committee. He
has authored/co-authored more than 150 journal and conference publication
s. He is an editor of Journal of Energy Engineering and Applied Energy. He
received the IEEE Chicago Section 2012 Outstanding Young Engineer Award a
nd is an Affiliate Professor at Auburn University and an Adjunct Professor
at University of Notre Dame. Dr. Wang is the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE
Transactions on Smart Grid and an IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer.\n\n\nGr
aduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSmartGrid
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150312T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150312T141500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150226T163500Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 270
SUMMARY:Our aging grid infrastructure faces increasing challenges from mult
iple sources including greater demand variability\, stricter environmental
regulations and growing cyber security concerns. Advanced smart grid tech
nologies provide possible solutions to tackle these challenges. Meanwhile
how to best utilize these new devices and technologies such as PMUs and el
ectric vehicles remains a challenge by itself. In this talk\, I will addre
ss various topics which span a multitude of areas including demand respons
e\, stochastic optimization for renewable integration\, microgrids and cyb
er security. I will present the technical issues in implementing these tec
hnologies and corresponding potential solutions.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-seminar-grid-m
odernization-challenges-opportunities-and-solutions
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1416.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150223T234905Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nPlease see description\n\n\n\nWednesday\, February 2
5\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B03\n\nSpeaker: \n\nPam Sa
muelson\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nFor the past 20 years\, it has
been widely believed that application program interfaces (APIs) were not p
rotectable by copyright law because they were necessary to enable interope
rability among programs\, a kind of functionality that copyright law does
not protect. In the Oracle v Google case\, a trial judge ruled that the Ja
va APIs that Google reimplemented in independently written code for the An
droid platform were unprotectable by copyright law\, relying on several pr
ior appellate court decisions interpreting copyright as applied to APIs. T
he Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) decided not to follow t
hose rulings and reversed the lower court\, holding that the Java APIs are
indeed protectable by copyright law. The reasoning adopted in the CAFC de
cision not only nixes Google's main defense in the case\, but also calls i
nto question the rulings in other interoperability cases. In the fall of 2
014 Google asked the Supreme Court to review the CAFC's ruling. The Court
will decide in early 2015 whether to hear this appeal. This talk will disc
uss what's at stake in the case\, what the legal issues being debated are\
, what impact the CAFC's ruling will have if the Supreme Court decides not
to review it\, and what may happen if the Supreme Court does hear the cas
e.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nPamela Samuelson is the Richard M. Sherman '74 Disting
uished Professor of Law and Information at the University of California at
Berkeley and a Faculty Director of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technolo
gy. She has written and spoken extensively about the challenges that new i
nformation technologies pose for traditional legal regimes\, especially fo
r intellectual property law. She is a member of the American Academy of Ar
ts & Sciences\, a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)\
, a Contributing Editor of Communications of the ACM\, a past Fellow of th
e John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation\, and an Honorary Professor
of the University of Amsterdam. She is a member of the Board of Directors
of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. She joined the Berkeley faculty in
1996 after serving as a professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law Scho
ol. She has visited at Columbia\, Cornell\, Harvard\, and NYU Law Schools.
\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nEE380 Computer Systems Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150225T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150225T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150223T235735Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:For the past 20 years\, it has been widely believed that applicatio
n program interfaces (APIs) were not protectable by copyright law because
they were necessary to enable interoperability among programs\, a kind of
functionality that copyright law does not protect. In the Oracle v Google
case\, a trial judge ruled that the Java APIs that Google reimplemented in
independently written code for the Android platform were unprotectable by
copyright law\, relying on several prior appellate court decisions interp
reting copyright as applied to APIs. The Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit (CAFC) decided not to follow those rulings and reversed the lower
court\, holding that the Java APIs are indeed protectable by copyright law
. The reasoning adopted in the CAFC decision not only nixes Google's main
defense in the case\, but also calls into question the rulings in other in
teroperability cases. In the fall of 2014 Google asked the Supreme Court t
o review the CAFC's ruling. The Court will decide in early 2015 whether to
hear this appeal. This talk will discuss what's at stake in the case\, wh
at the legal issues being debated are\, what impact the CAFC's ruling will
have if the Supreme Court decides not to review it\, and what may happen
if the Supreme Court does hear the case.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-pam-samuelson
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1417.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150224T144006Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSocializing and EE Research Areas\n\n\n\nFriday\, Ma
rch 13\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllenX Patio\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nGSEE HappEE Hour and Graduate student poster session\n\nAbstract / Descr
iption: \n\n\n\nJoin us for HappEE Hour and DiscoverEE Days 2015\n\nEE Gra
d Students\,\n\nJoin us for another HappEE Hour--We will be having Mediter
ranean and American hors d'ouevres this week\, as well as an assortment of
beverages. Please bring proof of age (21+) if you plan on drinking alcoho
l.\n\nThis HappEE Hour is organized by the EE Department. It coincides wit
h the DiscoverEE days poster session for the newly admitted PhD students\,
who are visiting campus this week.\n\nPosters from all EE research areas
will be presented by EE graduate students. Masters students and early Ph.D
. students are welcome to attend after 4pm to learn more about the EE rese
arch groups and their activities.\n\nEE Research Areas:Physical Technology
& ScienceInformation Systems & ScienceHardware/Software Systems\n\n\nGrad
uate\nStudent Club Activity
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150313T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150313T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150312T155735Z
LOCATION:AllenX Patio
SUMMARY:Join us for HappEE Hour and DiscoverEE Days 2015\n\nEE Grad Student
s\,\n\nJoin us for another HappEE Hour--We will be having Mediterranean an
d American hors d'ouevres this week\, as well as an assortment of beverage
s. Please bring proof of age (21+) if you plan on drinking alcohol.\n\nThi
s HappEE Hour is organized by the EE Department. It coincides with the Dis
coverEE days poster session for the newly admitted PhD students\, who are
visiting campus this week.\n\nPosters from all EE research areas will be p
resented by EE graduate students. Masters students and early Ph.D. student
s are welcome to attend after 4pm to learn more about the EE research grou
ps and their activities.\n\nEE Research Areas:Physical Technology & Scienc
eInformation Systems & ScienceHardware/Software Systems
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/happee-hour-and-discover
ee-day
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1418.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150224T183743Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nHALO: Hop-by-hop Adaptive Link-State Optimal Routing
\n\n\n\nWednesday\, February 25\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nSpeaker: \n\n
Prof. A. Kevin Tang (Cornell)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nWe presen
t HALO (Hop-by-hop Adaptive Link-state Optimal routing)\, the first link-s
tate routing solution with hop-by-hop packet forwarding that minimizes the
cost of routing traffic through packet-switched networks. For stationary
input traffic\, we prove that HALO converges to the routing assignment tha
t minimizes the cost of the network. Furthermore\, our solution does not r
equire traffic matrix as an explicit input and can adapt to changing traff
ic demand. We also report numerical and experimental evaluations that are
used to confirm our theoretical predictions\, explore additional aspects o
f the algorithm\, and outline a proof-of-concept implementation of HALO.\n
\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nKevin Tang received his B.E degree with honor in electroni
cs engineering from Tsinghua University\, Beijing\, China\, in 1999\, and
his Ph.D. in electrical engineering with a minor in applied and computatio
nal mathematics from Caltech in 2006. He is currently an Associate Profess
or with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell Unive
rsity where he conducts research on the control and optimization of commun
ication network. Dr. Tang received several awards from his research and te
aching including the 2006 George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award from INFORM
S\, the 2007 Charles Wilts dissertation Prize from Caltech EE\, the Michae
l Tien '72 Excellence in Teaching Award in 2011 from Cornell Engineering C
ollege\, and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engine
ers from the White House in 2012.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInf
ormation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150225T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150225T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150224T184511Z
SUMMARY:We present HALO (Hop-by-hop Adaptive Link-state Optimal routing)\,
the first link-state routing solution with hop-by-hop packet forwarding th
at minimizes the cost of routing traffic through packet-switched networks.
For stationary input traffic\, we prove that HALO converges to the routin
g assignment that minimizes the cost of the network. Furthermore\, our sol
ution does not require traffic matrix as an explicit input and can adapt t
o changing traffic demand. We also report numerical and experimental evalu
ations that are used to confirm our theoretical predictions\, explore addi
tional aspects of the algorithm\, and outline a proof-of-concept implement
ation of HALO.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-halo-hop-hop-adaptive-link-state-optimal-routing
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1419.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150225T023031Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nElectronics Meets Pharmaceuticals: Getting the Most
out of Every Pill\n\n\n\nMonday\, March 2\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVen
ue: \n\nAllenX Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nMark Zdeblick\, Ph.D. (CTO\, Pro
teus Digital Health)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe practice of me
dicine didn't evolve for thousands of years. Starting about 100 years ago
during the great influenza pandemic\, the optical microscope ushered in a
century of technological innovation in medicine that continues to cure dis
ease and improve and extend the lives of millions of people. Better micros
copes\, such as CAT\, MRI & PET scanners\, enabled accurate diagnosis\; ph
armaceuticals tested using the scientific method gave doctors therapies to
treat formerly incurable disease. Today\, the study of genomics continues
to revolutionize biochemistry\, while mobile technology will bring these
miracles to everyone\, everywhere.\n\nThis presentation will first review
a framework of innovation within the intersection of healthcare and mobile
technology. Examples will show how mobile devices are reducing the cost a
nd improving the performance of healthcare in the developed world while br
inging modern miracles to underdeveloped regions. Proteus Digital Health®
has combined electronics and pharmaceuticals to create digital medicines a
nd wearable physiologic sensors.\n\nThe Proteus method can provide insight
s into medication taking behaviors and a patient's physiological response
that will enable clinicians to make more informed therapeutic decisions an
d have evidence-based discussions with their patients on how best to appro
ach management of their condition. By providing information to differentia
te between non-response and nonadherence\, the Proteus technique optimizes
therapy costs (i.e. avoid unnecessary therapy changes and escalation to h
igher cost drugs) and use of medical resources (i.e. prevent unnecessary s
pecialist referrals and costly complications)\, facilitating efficient pro
gression through the recommended treatment pathway\, and advancing patient
s towards their treatment goals. In the developing world\, digital medicin
es will target the scourge of counterfeit medicines\, which contaminate ro
ughly half of Africa's supply chain.\n\nThe Proteus Patch\, Ingestible Sen
sor\, and related software will be presented. The Proteus Patch is a weara
ble data-logger for ambulatory recording of physiological metrics such as
heart rate\, activity\, body angle relative to gravity\, and time-stamped
events\, including events signaled by swallowing the Ingestible Sensor. Da
ta from eleven clinical studies involving 492 subjects and ingestion of 20
\,993 ingestible sensors will be summarized.\n\n\n\n\nPrior to co-founding
Proteus Digital Health\, Mark Zdeblick served as the chief technology off
icer for the optical switch group at K2 Optronics. Dr. Zdeblick is also fo
under\, director and past chief technical officer of Redwood Microsystems\
, early developer of microfabricated valves and electro-fluidic integrated
circuits. While working in Professor Calvin Quate's group at Stanford\, D
r. Zdeblick co-invented the microfabricated cantilever beam with an atomic
ally sharp tip that enabled atomic force microscopy. He holds a B.S. in ci
vil engineering and a B.F.A.A. in architecture\, both from the University
of Illinois\, and an M.S. in aeronautics and astronautics and Ph.D. in ele
ctrical engineering from Stanford University.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Col
loquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150302T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150302T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150225T023103Z
LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:The practice of medicine didn't evolve for thousands of years. Star
ting about 100 years ago during the great influenza pandemic\, the optical
microscope ushered in a century of technological innovation in medicine t
hat continues to cure disease and improve and extend the lives of millions
of people. Better microscopes\, such as CAT\, MRI & PET scanners\, enable
d accurate diagnosis\; pharmaceuticals tested using the scientific method
gave doctors therapies to treat formerly incurable disease. Today\, the st
udy of genomics continues to revolutionize biochemistry\, while mobile tec
hnology will bring these miracles to everyone\, everywhere.\n\nThis presen
tation will first review a framework of innovation within the intersection
of healthcare and mobile technology. Examples will show how mobile device
s are reducing the cost and improving the performance of healthcare in the
developed world while bringing modern miracles to underdeveloped regions.
Proteus Digital Health® has combined electronics and pharmaceuticals to c
reate digital medicines and wearable physiologic sensors.\n\nThe Proteus m
ethod can provide insights into medication taking behaviors and a patient'
s physiological response that will enable clinicians to make more informed
therapeutic decisions and have evidence-based discussions with their pati
ents on how best to approach management of their condition. By providing i
nformation to differentiate between non-response and nonadherence\, the Pr
oteus technique optimizes therapy costs (i.e. avoid unnecessary therapy ch
anges and escalation to higher cost drugs) and use of medical resources (i
.e. prevent unnecessary specialist referrals and costly complications)\, f
acilitating efficient progression through the recommended treatment pathwa
y\, and advancing patients towards their treatment goals. In the developin
g world\, digital medicines will target the scourge of counterfeit medicin
es\, which contaminate roughly half of Africa's supply chain.\n\nThe Prote
us Patch\, Ingestible Sensor\, and related software will be presented. The
Proteus Patch is a wearable data-logger for ambulatory recording of physi
ological metrics such as heart rate\, activity\, body angle relative to gr
avity\, and time-stamped events\, including events signaled by swallowing
the Ingestible Sensor. Data from eleven clinical studies involving 492 sub
jects and ingestion of 20\,993 ingestible sensors will be summarized.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/electronics-meets-pharma
ceuticals-getting-most-out-every-pill-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1420.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150225T211724Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nDependable VLSI Platform with Variability and Soft-E
rror Resilience\n\n\n\nMonday\, March 2\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue
: \n\nGates 415\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProfessor Hidetoshi Onodera (Kyoto Univers
ity)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nExtreme scaling imposes enormous c
hallenges\, such as increased variability and soft-error vulnerability\, o
n the resilience of VLSI circuits and systems. For coping with those threa
ts\, we have been developing a VLSI platform that can realize a dependable
circuit with required level of reliability. The platform achieves variabi
lity resilience at circuit-level by on-chip performance monitoring and var
iability compensation by localized body biasing. Architecture-level resili
ence to soft-errors is accommodated in a mixed-grained reconfigurable arra
y that can configure functionality and reliability as well. Those properti
es have been experimentally verified by proof-of-concept chips fabricated
in a 65nm process. Overview of the dependable VLSI platform with emphasis
on the variability and soft-error resilience will be explained.\n\n\n\n\nB
io:\n\nHidetoshi Onodera received the B.E.\, and M.E.\, and Dr. Eng. degre
es in Electronic Engineering\, all from Kyoto University\, Japan. He joine
d the Department of Electronics\, Kyoto University\, in 1983\, and current
ly a Professor in the Department of Communications and Computer Engineerin
g\, Graduate School of Informatics\, Kyoto University. His research intere
sts include design technologies for Digital\, Analog\, and RF LSIs\, with
particular emphasis on low-power design\, design for manufacturability\, a
nd design for dependability. Dr. Onodera served as the Program Chair and G
eneral Chair of ICCAD and ASP-DAC. He was the Chairman of the IPSJ SIG-SLD
M (System LSI Design Methodology)\, the IEICE Technical Group on VLSI Desi
gn Technologies\, the IEEE SSCS Kansai Chapter\, and the IEEE CASS Kansai
Chapter\, and IEEE Kansai Section. He served as the Editor-in-Chief of IEI
CE Transactions on Electronics and that of IPSJ Transactions on System LSI
Design methodology.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150302T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150302T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150225T211736Z
LOCATION:Gates 415
SUMMARY:Extreme scaling imposes enormous challenges\, such as increased var
iability and soft-error vulnerability\, on the resilience of VLSI circuits
and systems. For coping with those threats\, we have been developing a VL
SI platform that can realize a dependable circuit with required level of r
eliability. The platform achieves variability resilience at circuit-level
by on-chip performance monitoring and variability compensation by localize
d body biasing. Architecture-level resilience to soft-errors is accommodat
ed in a mixed-grained reconfigurable array that can configure functionalit
y and reliability as well. Those properties have been experimentally verif
ied by proof-of-concept chips fabricated in a 65nm process. Overview of th
e dependable VLSI platform with emphasis on the variability and soft-error
resilience will be explained.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/dependable-vlsi-platform
-variability-and-soft-error-resilience
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1421.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150226T162821Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nMEMS-in-TEM for in-situ Nano Electromechanical Testi
ng and High-Performance Energy Harvesters using Ionic Liquid\n\n\n\nFriday
\, March 6\, 2015 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllenX Auditorium\n\nSp
eaker: \n\nHiroyuki Fujita\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nMy research
group has investigated MEMS fabrication and actuators since 1986. Recently
\, we inserted and operated MEMS devices in the specimen chamber of the tr
ansmission electron microscope (TEM). We conducted in situ TEM observation
of the tensile and shear testing of nano junctions between two sharp tips
. The tensile testing of a silicon junction of a few nm in diameter showed
its extraordinary large plastic deformation. The shear deformation of a s
ilver nano junction exhibited series of sub-nm steps correlated well with
the crystalline spacing along an easy-to-slide plane\; we may call those s
teps an atomic-scale stick-slip. Furthermore\, we found the heat transfer
through a short and thin\, both in a few nm\, silicon junction was much hi
gher than the bulk value because of ballistic heat transfer. Also we have
built a MEMS liquid cell in which the growth of a gold electrode by electr
oplating was observed in real time. We propose a high power-output vibrati
onal energy harvesting based on ionic liquid. Ionic liquid enables very la
rge capacitance (1.0-10 μF cm-2) on the electrode at bias voltage less tha
n 1.9 V due to its extremely thin (~ 1 nm) electrical double layer. By mec
hanical squeezing and drawing the ionic liquid\, that was solidified with
a polymer additive\, between a pair of electrodes at 15 Hz\, we stably obt
ained the current output of 22 μAp-p cm-2 at 1.5 V.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nHiroy
uki Fujita is Professor (1993-present) and served as the Deputy Director (
2009-2012) of the Institute of Industrial Science (IIS)\, The University o
f Tokyo. He is also the Director of the Center for International Research
on Micronano Mechatronics (2000-present). He received the B.S.\, M.S. and
Ph.D. degrees from Department of Electrical Engineering of The University
of Tokyo\, Tokyo\, Japan in 1975\, 1977 and 1980\, respectively. He joined
IIS as an assistant professor just after earning his Ph.D. degree. Curren
tly he stays in UC Berkeley as a Russell Severance Springer Professor. He
received M. Hetenyi Award of Experimental Mechanics from the Society for E
xperimental Mechanics in 1986\, Chevalier de l'Ordre des Palmes Academique
s from Government of France in 2001\, The Prize for Science and Technology
in Research Category from Japanese Ministry of Education\, Culture\, Spor
ts\, Science and Technology in 2005\, Outstanding Achievement Award from T
he Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan in 2005\, and The Yamazaki-T
eiichi Prize from Foundation for Promotion of Material Science and Technol
ogy of Japan in 2013.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150306T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150306T160000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150226T162933Z
LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:My research group has investigated MEMS fabrication and actuators s
ince 1986. Recently\, we inserted and operated MEMS devices in the specime
n chamber of the transmission electron microscope (TEM). We conducted in s
itu TEM observation of the tensile and shear testing of nano junctions bet
ween two sharp tips. The tensile testing of a silicon junction of a few nm
in diameter showed its extraordinary large plastic deformation. The shear
deformation of a silver nano junction exhibited series of sub-nm steps co
rrelated well with the crystalline spacing along an easy-to-slide plane\;
we may call those steps an atomic-scale stick-slip. Furthermore\, we found
the heat transfer through a short and thin\, both in a few nm\, silicon j
unction was much higher than the bulk value because of ballistic heat tran
sfer. Also we have built a MEMS liquid cell in which the growth of a gold
electrode by electroplating was observed in real time. We propose a high p
ower-output vibrational energy harvesting based on ionic liquid. Ionic liq
uid enables very large capacitance (1.0-10 μF cm-2) on the electrode at bi
as voltage less than 1.9 V due to its extremely thin (~ 1 nm) electrical d
ouble layer. By mechanical squeezing and drawing the ionic liquid\, that w
as solidified with a polymer additive\, between a pair of electrodes at 15
Hz\, we stably obtained the current output of 22 μAp-p cm-2 at 1.5 V.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/mems-tem-situ-nano-elect
romechanical-testing-and-high-performance-energy-harvesters
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1422.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150303T152851Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSearching with measurement dependent noise\n\n\n\nFr
iday\, March 6\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpea
ker: \n\nYonatan Kaspi (Postdoctoral researcher\, UCSD)\n\nAbstract / Desc
ription: \n\n\n\nWe consider a search problem in which a target is arbitra
rily placed on the unit interval. To acquire the target\, any region of th
e interval can be probed for its presence\, but the associated measurement
noise increases with the size of the probed region. We are interested in
the expected search time required to find the target to within some given
resolution and error probability. When the measurement noise is constant (
independent of the probed region)\, this problem is known to be equivalent
to standard channel coding with feedback. We characterize the optimal tra
deoff between time and resolution (i.e.\, maximal rate)\, and show that in
contrast to the case of constant measurement noise\, measurement dependen
t noise incurs a multiplicative gap between adaptive search and non-adapti
ve search. Moreover\, our adaptive scheme attains the optimal rate-reliabi
lity tradeoff. An extension of this problem into a multi-target setting is
also considered. We highlight the equivalence of this extension to coding
for a certain multiple access channel and the optimal rate\, as a functio
n of the number of targets\, is characterized. Finally\, we show that as t
he number of targets increases\, the performance gap between adaptive- and
non-adaptive search becomes negligible. This talk is based on joint work
with Ofer Shayevitz and Tara Javidi.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nYonatan Kaspi receiv
ed the B.Sc\, M.Sc and Ph.D degrees from the Technion\, Israel Institute o
f Technology in 2006\, 2009\, 2013 respectively\, all in electrical engine
ering. Yonatan is the recipient of the Advanced Communication Center (ACC)
Feder Family award for outstanding research work in the field of communic
ation technologies (2010) and the Postdoctoral Fellowship of the Informati
on Theory and Applications Center (ITA) at the University of California\,
San Diego (2013). He is a postdoctoral researcher at ITA since January 201
4.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nIT-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150306T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150306T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150303T152851Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:We consider a search problem in which a target is arbitrarily place
d on the unit interval. To acquire the target\, any region of the interval
can be probed for its presence\, but the associated measurement noise inc
reases with the size of the probed region. We are interested in the expect
ed search time required to find the target to within some given resolution
and error probability. When the measurement noise is constant (independen
t of the probed region)\, this problem is known to be equivalent to standa
rd channel coding with feedback. We characterize the optimal tradeoff betw
een time and resolution (i.e.\, maximal rate)\, and show that in contrast
to the case of constant measurement noise\, measurement dependent noise in
curs a multiplicative gap between adaptive search and non-adaptive search.
Moreover\, our adaptive scheme attains the optimal rate-reliability trade
off. An extension of this problem into a multi-target setting is also cons
idered. We highlight the equivalence of this extension to coding for a cer
tain multiple access channel and the optimal rate\, as a function of the n
umber of targets\, is characterized. Finally\, we show that as the number
of targets increases\, the performance gap between adaptive- and non-adapt
ive search becomes negligible. This talk is based on joint work with Ofer
Shayevitz and Tara Javidi.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-searching-measu
rement-dependent-noise
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1423.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150303T154238Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nCollective computation in nonlinear networks and the
grammar of evolvability\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 4\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:1
5pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProf. Jean-Jacques Slotine (
MIT)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nComputation\, synchronization\, an
d control are key issues in complex networks. Vast nonlinear networks are
encountered in biology\, for instance\, and in neuroscience\, where for mo
st tasks the human brain grossly outperforms engineered algorithms using c
omputational elements 7 orders of magnitude slower than their artificial c
ounterparts. We show that nonlinear systems tools\, such as contraction an
alysis and virtual dynamical systems\, yield simple but highly non-intuiti
ve insights about such issues\, and that they also suggest systematic mech
anisms to build progressively more refined networks and novel algorithms t
hrough stable accumulation of functional building blocks and motifs.\n\n\n
\n\nBio:Jean-Jacques Slotine was born in Paris in 1959\, and received his
Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983. After workin
g at Bell Labs in the computer research department\, in 1984 he joined the
faculty at MIT\, where he is now Professor of Mechanical Engineering and
Information Sciences\, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences\, and Dir
ector of the Nonlinear Systems Laboratory. He is the co-author of the text
books 'Robot Analysis and Control' (Wiley\, 1986) and 'Applied Nonlinear C
ontrol' (Prentice-Hall\, 1991). Prof. Slotine was a member of the French N
ational Science Council from 1997 to 2002\, and of Singapore's A*STAR SigN
Advisory Board from 2007 to 2010. He is currently on the Scientific Advis
ory Board of the Italian Institute of Technology.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar /
Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150304T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150304T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150303T154256Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Computation\, synchronization\, and control are key issues in compl
ex networks. Vast nonlinear networks are encountered in biology\, for inst
ance\, and in neuroscience\, where for most tasks the human brain grossly
outperforms engineered algorithms using computational elements 7 orders of
magnitude slower than their artificial counterparts. We show that nonline
ar systems tools\, such as contraction analysis and virtual dynamical syst
ems\, yield simple but highly non-intuitive insights about such issues\, a
nd that they also suggest systematic mechanisms to build progressively mor
e refined networks and novel algorithms through stable accumulation of fun
ctional building blocks and motifs.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-collective-computation-nonlinear-networks-and
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1424.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150303T154605Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEE community event\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 4\, 2015
- 3:00pm to 4:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 2nd Floor lounge\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nEE community event\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTake a break this
Wednesday afternoon to enjoy some beverages\, snacks\, and conversation! A
ll members of the EE community - students\, faculty\, and staff - are welc
ome. Don't forget to bring a reusable mug if you have one.\n\nHope to see
you there!\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nStudent Club Activity\nGSEE
\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU IEEE
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150304T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150304T163000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150303T154605Z
LOCATION:Packard 2nd Floor lounge
SUMMARY:Take a break this Wednesday afternoon to enjoy some beverages\, sna
cks\, and conversation! All members of the EE community - students\, facul
ty\, and staff - are welcome. Don't forget to bring a reusable mug if you
have one.\n\nHope to see you there!
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/gsee-afternoon-tea-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1425.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150303T155650Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nDynamic Code Optimization and the NVIDIA Denver Proc
essor\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 4\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nG
ates B03\n\nSpeaker: \n\nNathan Tuck (NVIDIA)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nVIDIA's first 64-bit ARM processor\, code-named Denver\, leverages
a host of new technologies to enable high-performance mobile computing. I
mplemented in a 28-nm process\, the Denver CPU can attain clock speeds of
up to 2.5 GHz. This talk will outline the Denver architecture and describe
some of its technological innovations. In particular this talk will discu
ss some of the motivations and advantages of dynamic code optimization.\n
\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nNathan Tuck has been a member of the DCO and CPU architect
ure teams at NVIDIA since 2009.Nathan has spent his professional career wa
lking a crooked line between hardware and software. As an engineer\, he is
most interested in working on systems problems. Professionally\, he is mo
st interested in dynamic environments where he can make a large difference
.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nEE380 Computer Systems Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150304T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150304T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150303T155650Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:VIDIA's first 64-bit ARM processor\, code-named Denver\, leverages
a host of new technologies to enable high-performance mobile computing. Im
plemented in a 28-nm process\, the Denver CPU can attain clock speeds of u
p to 2.5 GHz. This talk will outline the Denver architecture and describe
some of its technological innovations. In particular this talk will discus
s some of the motivations and advantages of dynamic code optimization.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-dynamic-code-optimization-and-nvidia-denver
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1433.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150311T153603Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nOptimization Techniques for Alphabet-Constrained Sig
nal Design\n\n\n\nThursday\, March 12\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue:
\n\nHewlett 200\n\nSpeaker: \n\nMojtaba Soltanalian (Caltech)\n\nAbstract
/ Description: \n\n\n\nThe theoretical and computational results in the fi
eld of signal design have been of interest to both engineers and mathemati
cians in the last decades. Signal optimization for active sensing and comm
unications usually deals with various measures of quality (including estim
ation/detection and information-theoretic criteria)\, and moreover\, the p
ractical condition that the employed signals must belong to a limited sign
al set. Such diversity of design metrics and signal constraints paves the
way for many interesting research works in signal optimization. We study t
he latest techniques facilitating signal design for optimized actuation\,
sensing\, and communication over constrained sets. In particular\, we focu
s on three different methodologies:Alternating Projections on Converging S
ets (ALPS-CS) -- an alternating projections-based approach specialized for
constrained alphabets\;Power Method-Like Iterations -- a fast approach fo
r alphabet-constrained signal design that resembles power method\; and aMo
notonically Error-Bound Improving Technique for Optimization (MERIT)-- a n
ovel optimization framework that lays the ground for obtaining computation
al data-dependent sub-optimality guarantees for the obtained solutions. Th
e new guarantees typically outperform the a priori known guarantees of sem
idefinite relaxation (SDR) -- a widely used approach for constrained signa
l design\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nMojtaba Soltanalian received the Ph.D. degree in
electrical engineering (with applications in signal processing) under the
supervision of Prof. Peter Stoica at the Department of Information Techno
logy\, Uppsala University\, Sweden\, in 2014. He is currently with Califor
nia Institute of Technology. His research interests include different aspe
cts of signal design and optimization for active sensing\, communications
and biology.He has been a recipient of -or supported in part by- different
research grants from the European Research Council (ERC)\, the Swedish Re
search Council (VR)\, and Ericsson.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nI
nformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150312T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150312T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150311T153603Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 200
SUMMARY:The theoretical and computational results in the field of signal de
sign have been of interest to both engineers and mathematicians in the las
t decades. Signal optimization for active sensing and communications usual
ly deals with various measures of quality (including estimation/detection
and information-theoretic criteria)\, and moreover\, the practical conditi
on that the employed signals must belong to a limited signal set. Such div
ersity of design metrics and signal constraints paves the way for many int
eresting research works in signal optimization. We study the latest techni
ques facilitating signal design for optimized actuation\, sensing\, and co
mmunication over constrained sets. In particular\, we focus on three diffe
rent methodologies:Alternating Projections on Converging Sets (ALPS-CS) --
an alternating projections-based approach specialized for constrained alp
habets\;Power Method-Like Iterations -- a fast approach for alphabet-const
rained signal design that resembles power method\; and aMonotonically Erro
r-Bound Improving Technique for Optimization (MERIT)-- a novel optimizatio
n framework that lays the ground for obtaining computational data-dependen
t sub-optimality guarantees for the obtained solutions. The new guarantees
typically outperform the a priori known guarantees of semidefinite relaxa
tion (SDR) -- a widely used approach for constrained signal design
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-optimization-techniques-alphabet-constrained-signal
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1437.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150317T141830Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEnergy Efficiency and Conversion in 1D and 2D Electr
onics\n\n\n\nThursday\, April 2\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPa
ckard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAssoc. Professor Eric Pop (Stanford EE)\n\nAbstr
act / Description: \n\n\n\nWe review our recent studies concerning the het
erogeneous integration of nanomaterials for low-power electronics and ener
gy harvesting applications. Through careful transport studies of two-dimen
sional (2D) devices based on graphene and MoS2\, we have uncovered details
regarding their physical properties and band structure. We have investiga
ted thermoelectric effects in graphene transistors and phase-change memory
(PCM) elements for low-power electronics. We found that low-power transis
tors and memory could be enhanced by built-in thermoelectric effects which
are particularly pronounced at nanometer length scales. We have also exam
ined energy harvesting using composites based on one-dimensional (1D) carb
on nanotubes\, and uncovered both the lower (diffusive) and upper (ballist
ic) limits of heat flow in 1D and 2D nanomaterials. Our results suggest fu
ndamental limits and new applications that could be achieved through the c
o-design and heterogeneous integration of 1D and 2D nanomaterials.\n\nThe
SystemX Alliance: a new forum for university-industry knowledge exchange.
\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nEric Pop joined the Electrical Engineering (EE) faculty
at Stanford in 2013\, where he leads the SystemX Heterogeneous Integration
theme. He was previously with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
(UIUC)\, first as an Assistant then as an Associate Professor of Electric
al & Computer Engineering (2007-13). His research interests lie at the int
ersection of nanoelectronics and nanoscale energy conversion systems. He r
eceived his Ph.D. in EE from Stanford (2005)\, the M.Eng./B.S. in EE and B
.S. in Physics from MIT. His honors include the Presidential Early Career
(PECASE) Award through ARO\, and Young Investigator Awards from the ONR\,
NSF\, AFOSR and DARPA (2008-2010). He is an IEEE Senior member\, a member
of APS and MRS\, the General Chair of the 2015 IEEE Device Research Confer
ence (DRC). More information about the Pop Lab can be found online at http
://poplab.stanford.edu\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSystemX
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150402T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150402T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150429T150427Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:We review our recent studies concerning the heterogeneous integrati
on of nanomaterials for low-power electronics and energy harvesting applic
ations. Through careful transport studies of two-dimensional (2D) devices
based on graphene and MoS2\, we have uncovered details regarding their phy
sical properties and band structure. We have investigated thermoelectric e
ffects in graphene transistors and phase-change memory (PCM) elements for
low-power electronics. We found that low-power transistors and memory coul
d be enhanced by built-in thermoelectric effects which are particularly pr
onounced at nanometer length scales. We have also examined energy harvesti
ng using composites based on one-dimensional (1D) carbon nanotubes\, and u
ncovered both the lower (diffusive) and upper (ballistic) limits of heat f
low in 1D and 2D nanomaterials. Our results suggest fundamental limits and
new applications that could be achieved through the co-design and heterog
eneous integration of 1D and 2D nanomaterials.\n\nThe SystemX Alliance: a
new forum for university-industry knowledge exchange.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/systemx-seminar-energy-e
fficiency-and-conversion-1d-and-2d-electronics
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1438.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150318T225402Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nBeyond prosthetics: brain-machine interfaces as comm
on clinical tools\n\n\n\nThursday\, March 19\, 2015 - 10:00am to 11:00am\n
\nVenue: \n\nClark Center Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nPaul Nuyujukian\, MD
PhD (Postdoc Researcher\, Neurosurgery Dept\, Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Desc
ription: \n\n\n\nTo date\, the scope of brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) ha
s largely been to restore lost function to people with paralysis stemming
from conditions such as neurodegenerative disease and spinal cord injury.
These systems interface with the brain using neurosurgically implanted ele
ctrodes\, measure the voltage of individual and groups of neurons\, and tr
anslate these measurements via a decoding algorithm to control an end effe
ctor such as a computer cursor. I will discuss work performed in preclinic
al rhesus models that led to the highest performing communication BMI demo
nstrated to date\, as well as recent results of an ongoing clinical trial
where these preclinical algorithmic innovations have been successfully tra
nslated to a human participant\, again yielding the highest communication
rates of any known clinical BMI.\n\nThe example of prosthetics is just one
important application leveraging intracortical BMIs as a platform for acc
urately assessing and acting on the neural state. However\, these measurem
ents could play a crucial role in the diagnosis and management of a wide r
ange of neurological and psychiatric diseases and disorders\, ranging from
stroke and epilepsy to depression and unconsciousness. Just as EEG record
ings help localize seizures both temporally and spatially\, and MRI imagin
g provides morphological and gross functional evaluations of the brain\, B
MI measurements may reveal previously unrecognized disease-specific adulte
rations in the neural state. Not only could this aid in forming better pro
gnoses\, but may also lead to interventions to prevent or alleviate undesi
rable symptoms and improve rehabilitation. In this manner\, the utility of
BMIs could extend far beyond communication or motor prosthetics to become
an indispensable clinical tool in the treatment of brain disorders. I wil
l discuss the emerging potential and key initial steps of this new class o
f medical system.\n\nEvent is sponsored by the Department of Neurosciences
Institute and Bioengineering. View Event on Stanford Neuro Institute.\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150319T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150319T110000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150318T225402Z
LOCATION:Clark Center Auditorium
SUMMARY:To date\, the scope of brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) has largely
been to restore lost function to people with paralysis stemming from condi
tions such as neurodegenerative disease and spinal cord injury. These syst
ems interface with the brain using neurosurgically implanted electrodes\,
measure the voltage of individual and groups of neurons\, and translate th
ese measurements via a decoding algorithm to control an end effector such
as a computer cursor. I will discuss work performed in preclinical rhesus
models that led to the highest performing communication BMI demonstrated t
o date\, as well as recent results of an ongoing clinical trial where thes
e preclinical algorithmic innovations have been successfully translated to
a human participant\, again yielding the highest communication rates of a
ny known clinical BMI.\n\nThe example of prosthetics is just one important
application leveraging intracortical BMIs as a platform for accurately as
sessing and acting on the neural state. However\, these measurements could
play a crucial role in the diagnosis and management of a wide range of ne
urological and psychiatric diseases and disorders\, ranging from stroke an
d epilepsy to depression and unconsciousness. Just as EEG recordings help
localize seizures both temporally and spatially\, and MRI imaging provides
morphological and gross functional evaluations of the brain\, BMI measure
ments may reveal previously unrecognized disease-specific adulterations in
the neural state. Not only could this aid in forming better prognoses\, b
ut may also lead to interventions to prevent or alleviate undesirable symp
toms and improve rehabilitation. In this manner\, the utility of BMIs coul
d extend far beyond communication or motor prosthetics to become an indisp
ensable clinical tool in the treatment of brain disorders. I will discuss
the emerging potential and key initial steps of this new class of medical
system.\n\nEvent is sponsored by the Department of Neurosciences Institute
and Bioengineering. View Event on Stanford Neuro Institute.\n\n
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/beyond-prosthetics-brain
-machine-interfaces-common-clinical-tools
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1443.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150327T165658Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTensor Network Renormalization\n\n\n\nTuesday\, Marc
h 31\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 200\n\nSpeaker: \n\nG
uifre Vidal (Perimeter Institute)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe r
enormalization group (RG)\, one of the conceptual pillars of statistical m
echanics and quantum field theory\, explores how the behavior of an extend
ed system depends on the scale of observation. Important notions such as u
niversality\, criticality or stability of phases are explained in terms of
the existence of fixed-points of the RG flow. On the other hand\, studies
of entanglement in the context of quantum information have resulted in th
e development of tensor networks\, a framework to efficiently describe man
y-body wave-functions. In this Colloquium I will review a decade-long rese
arch program based on applying tensor networks to the renormalization grou
p. This program has produced a novel non-perturbative\, real-space RG appr
oach and the multi-scale entanglement renormalization ansatz (MERA)\, curr
ently of interest in a wide range of research areas\, from statistical mec
hanics to condensed matter and quantum field theory\, from holography in q
uantum gravity\, to error correction in classical and quantum information
theory.\n\nRefreshments in the Physics Lobby at 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\nGradu
ate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied Physics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150331T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150331T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150327T165658Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 200
SUMMARY:The renormalization group (RG)\, one of the conceptual pillars of s
tatistical mechanics and quantum field theory\, explores how the behavior
of an extended system depends on the scale of observation. Important notio
ns such as universality\, criticality or stability of phases are explained
in terms of the existence of fixed-points of the RG flow. On the other ha
nd\, studies of entanglement in the context of quantum information have re
sulted in the development of tensor networks\, a framework to efficiently
describe many-body wave-functions. In this Colloquium I will review a deca
de-long research program based on applying tensor networks to the renormal
ization group. This program has produced a novel non-perturbative\, real-s
pace RG approach and the multi-scale entanglement renormalization ansatz (
MERA)\, currently of interest in a wide range of research areas\, from sta
tistical mechanics to condensed matter and quantum field theory\, from hol
ography in quantum gravity\, to error correction in classical and quantum
information theory.\n\nRefreshments in the Physics Lobby at 4:00 p.m.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-tensor-network-renormalization
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1444.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150327T172828Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nMake-a-thon\n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 11\, 2015 - 11:0
0am to 4:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard Atrium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nVarious\n\nAbst
ract / Description: \n\n\n\nFuse is excited to announce our first event of
the quarter! We will be partnering with TI and IEEE for a make-a-thon. St
arting at 11:00\, TI engineers will lead us through a workshop with the TI
Launch Pad. This will be followed by a build session and judging round. T
here will be lunch\, snacks\, music\, and lots of prizes!\n\nThis event is
perfect for students at the E40 and EE101B level\, but will also be fun f
or more advance circuits students!\n\nYou must fill out the google form no
w to save your spot.http://goo.gl/forms/YRuDpXEtMa\n\nWe hope to see you t
here!\n\nPlease RSVP!\n\n \n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE
\, SU IEEE
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150411T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150411T160000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150406T150231Z
LOCATION:Packard Atrium
SUMMARY:Fuse is excited to announce our first event of the quarter! We will
be partnering with TI and IEEE for a make-a-thon. Starting at 11:00\, TI
engineers will lead us through a workshop with the TI Launch Pad. This wil
l be followed by a build session and judging round. There will be lunch\,
snacks\, music\, and lots of prizes!\n\nThis event is perfect for students
at the E40 and EE101B level\, but will also be fun for more advance circu
its students!\n\nYou must fill out the google form now to save your spot.h
ttp://goo.gl/forms/YRuDpXEtMa\n\nWe hope to see you there!\n\nPlease RSVP!
\n\n
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/make-thon
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1446.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150327T194557Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nRethinking the Functional Boundaries of Integrated R
adio-Frequency Systems Enables New Wireless Communication Paradigms\n\n\n
\nThursday\, April 9\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nHarish Krishnaswamy (Columbia University)\n\nAbstract / Des
cription: \n\n\n\nMobile data traffic in 2014 was nearly 30 times the size
of the entire global Internet in 2000. Next generation wireless networks
are targeting 1000x increase in capacity to meet the insatiable demand for
more data. Such a tremendous increase in wireless data will require a com
plete rethinking of today's wireless communication systems and networks fr
om the physical layer to the network and application layer.\n\nMy research
program at Columbia University is focused on transformative radio-frequen
cy (RF) and millimeter-wave (mmWave) circuit design techniques that enable
new system architectures that challenge the traditional functional bounda
ries (antenna/RF/analog/digital) of wireless communication systems and spe
cifically enable advanced signal processing techniques at RF\, thus enabli
ng new wireless communication paradigms in close collaboration with commun
ications\, signal processing and network theorists.\n\nIn this talk\, I wi
ll focus on recent research in CoSMIC lab in this space. I will touch upon
our work on energy-efficient and high-power millimeter-wave CMOS circuits
that have drawn interest for next-generation 5G cellular communications.
The bulk of this talk will focus on our work on enabling full-duplex wirel
ess communication\, where transmitters and receivers operate at the same f
requency at the same time\, thus potentially doubling data throughput\, pr
omoting more flexible spectrum usage\, and enabling solutions to several n
etwork problems. The fundamental challenge in full duplex is the tremendou
s transmitter self-interference at the receiver\, which can be one trillio
n times more powerful than the desired signal and must be dealt with in al
l domains. This powerful self-interference is susceptible to uncertainties
of the wireless channel (for instance\, frequency selectivity and time va
riance) and the imperfections of the transceiver electronics (nonlinear di
stortion and phase noise to name a few)\, making it even harder to deal wi
th. I will discuss several generations of fully-integrated CMOS transceive
r ICs with self-interference cancellation that leverage circuit design inn
ovations to enable advanced yet robust signal processing such as noise can
cellation\, distortion cancellation and wireless channel equalization in t
he RF and electromagnetic (i.e. antenna) domains and achieve the challengi
ng performance required. I will also briefly touch upon our collaborative
work with network theorists to determine the rate gains that are possible
under various full duplex scenarios based on realistic physical layer mode
ls that we developed. Finally\, I will end this talk with a brief descript
ion of our ongoing and future work on other emerging wireless communicatio
n paradigms.\n\nThe SystemX Alliance\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nHarish Krishnaswamy
received the B.Tech. degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Inst
itute of Technology\, Madras\, India\, in 2001\, and the M.S. and Ph.D. de
grees in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California
(USC)\, Los Angeles\, CA\, USA\, in 2003 and 2009\, respectively. In 2009
\, he joined the Electrical Engineering Department\, Columbia University\,
New York\, NY\, USA\, where he is currently an Associate Professor.\n\nHi
s research interests broadly span integrated devices\, circuits\, and syst
ems for a variety of RF and mmWave applications.\n\nDr. Krishnaswamy serve
s as a member of the Technical Program Committee (TPC) of several conferen
ces\, including the IEEE RFIC Symposium. He was the recipient of the IEEE
International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) Lewis Winner Award f
or Outstanding Paper in 2007\, the Best Thesis in Experimental Research Aw
ard from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering in 2009\, the Defense Advan
ced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award in 2011\, and a 2
014 IBM Faculty Award.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSystemX
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150409T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150409T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150429T150406Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Mobile data traffic in 2014 was nearly 30 times the size of the ent
ire global Internet in 2000. Next generation wireless networks are targeti
ng 1000x increase in capacity to meet the insatiable demand for more data.
Such a tremendous increase in wireless data will require a complete rethi
nking of today's wireless communication systems and networks from the phys
ical layer to the network and application layer.\n\nMy research program at
Columbia University is focused on transformative radio-frequency (RF) and
millimeter-wave (mmWave) circuit design techniques that enable new system
architectures that challenge the traditional functional boundaries (anten
na/RF/analog/digital) of wireless communication systems and specifically e
nable advanced signal processing techniques at RF\, thus enabling new wire
less communication paradigms in close collaboration with communications\,
signal processing and network theorists.\n\nIn this talk\, I will focus on
recent research in CoSMIC lab in this space. I will touch upon our work o
n energy-efficient and high-power millimeter-wave CMOS circuits that have
drawn interest for next-generation 5G cellular communications. The bulk of
this talk will focus on our work on enabling full-duplex wireless communi
cation\, where transmitters and receivers operate at the same frequency at
the same time\, thus potentially doubling data throughput\, promoting mor
e flexible spectrum usage\, and enabling solutions to several network prob
lems. The fundamental challenge in full duplex is the tremendous transmitt
er self-interference at the receiver\, which can be one trillion times mor
e powerful than the desired signal and must be dealt with in all domains.
This powerful self-interference is susceptible to uncertainties of the wir
eless channel (for instance\, frequency selectivity and time variance) and
the imperfections of the transceiver electronics (nonlinear distortion an
d phase noise to name a few)\, making it even harder to deal with. I will
discuss several generations of fully-integrated CMOS transceiver ICs with
self-interference cancellation that leverage circuit design innovations to
enable advanced yet robust signal processing such as noise cancellation\,
distortion cancellation and wireless channel equalization in the RF and e
lectromagnetic (i.e. antenna) domains and achieve the challenging performa
nce required. I will also briefly touch upon our collaborative work with n
etwork theorists to determine the rate gains that are possible under vario
us full duplex scenarios based on realistic physical layer models that we
developed. Finally\, I will end this talk with a brief description of our
ongoing and future work on other emerging wireless communication paradigms
.\n\nThe SystemX Alliance
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/systemx-seminar-rethinki
ng-functional-boundaries-integrated-radio-frequency-systems-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1447.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150327T195444Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nThe Novel Electro-mechanical Structure and Function
of the Inner Ear\n\n\n\nMonday\, March 30\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVen
ue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nCharles Steele (Stanford)\n\nAbstract
/ Description: \n\n\n\nPlease join us at Spilker room 232 every Monday aft
ernoon from 4 pm for the AP 483 & Ginzton Lab\, and AMO Seminar Series.Ref
reshments begin at 4 pm\, seminar at 4:15 pm\n\nGinzton.stanford.edu\n\nAb
stract TBA\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nOptics and Electronics Sem
inar
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150330T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150330T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150327T203903Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:Please join us at Spilker room 232 every Monday afternoon from 4 pm
for the AP 483 & Ginzton Lab\, and AMO Seminar Series.Refreshments begin
at 4 pm\, seminar at 4:15 pm\n\nGinzton.stanford.edu\n\nAbstract TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ginzton-lab-novel-electr
o-mechanical-structure-and-function-inner-ear
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1448.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150327T202119Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAMO on the Attosecond Scale\n\n\n\nMonday\, April 6\
, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nPhil B
ucksbaum (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nPlease join us at S
pilker room 232 every Monday afternoon from 4 pm for the AP 483 & Ginzton
Lab\, and AMO Seminar Series.Refreshments begin at 4 pm\, seminar at 4:15
pm\n\nGinzton.stanford.edu\n\n \n\nLight travels three Angstroms per attos
econd\, and electrons in molecular valence orbitals travel the same distan
ce in a few hundred attoseconds\, so there is strong motivation for method
s to measure and control electron motion on this time scale. I'll discuss
recent progress in this area.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nProfessor of Applied P
hysics\, Physics\, and Photon Science\n\nStanford and SLAC\n\n\nGraduate\n
Seminar / Colloquium\nOptics and Electronics Seminar
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150406T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150406T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150327T202711Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:Please join us at Spilker room 232 every Monday afternoon from 4 pm
for the AP 483 & Ginzton Lab\, and AMO Seminar Series.Refreshments begin
at 4 pm\, seminar at 4:15 pm\n\nGinzton.stanford.edu\n\n \n\nLight travels
three Angstroms per attosecond\, and electrons in molecular valence orbit
als travel the same distance in a few hundred attoseconds\, so there is st
rong motivation for methods to measure and control electron motion on this
time scale. I'll discuss recent progress in this area.\n\n
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ginzton-lab-amo-attoseco
nd-scale
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1449.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150327T202917Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nMonday\, April 13\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00
pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nUwe Bergman (Stanford SLAC)\n
\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTBA\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Collo
quium\nOptics and Electronics Seminar
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150413T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150413T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150327T202917Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ginzton-lab-title-tba
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1450.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150327T203141Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nMonday\, April 20\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00
pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nPaul Hansen (postdoctoral sch
olar\, Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nPlease join us at Spil
ker room 232 every Monday afternoon from 4 pm for the AP 483 & Ginzton Lab
\, and AMO Seminar Series.Refreshments begin at 4 pm\, seminar at 4:15 pm
\n\nGinzton.stanford.edu\n\nAbstract TBA\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Co
lloquium\nOptics and Electronics Seminar
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150420T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150420T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150327T203141Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:Please join us at Spilker room 232 every Monday afternoon from 4 pm
for the AP 483 & Ginzton Lab\, and AMO Seminar Series.Refreshments begin
at 4 pm\, seminar at 4:15 pm\n\nGinzton.stanford.edu\n\nAbstract TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ginzton-lab-title-tba-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1451.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150327T203351Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nMonday\, April 27\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00
pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nXiaobo Yin (University of Col
orado)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nPlease join us at Spilker room 2
32 every Monday afternoon from 4 pm for the AP 483 & Ginzton Lab\, and AMO
Seminar Series.Refreshments begin at 4 pm\, seminar at 4:15 pm\n\nGinzton
.stanford.edu\n\nAbstract TBA\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nO
ptics and Electronics Seminar
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150427T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150427T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150327T203351Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:Please join us at Spilker room 232 every Monday afternoon from 4 pm
for the AP 483 & Ginzton Lab\, and AMO Seminar Series.Refreshments begin
at 4 pm\, seminar at 4:15 pm\n\nGinzton.stanford.edu\n\nAbstract TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ginzton-lab-title-tba-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1452.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150327T203625Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nMonday\, May 4\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
\n\nVenue: \n\nSpilker 232\n\nSpeaker: \n\nLuis de Lecea (Stanford)\n\nAbs
tract / Description: \n\n\n\nPlease join us at Spilker room 232 every Mond
ay afternoon from 4 pm for the AP 483 & Ginzton Lab\, and AMO Seminar Seri
es.Refreshments begin at 4 pm\, seminar at 4:15 pm\n\nGinzton.stanford.edu
\n\nAbstract TBA\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nOptics and Ele
ctronics Seminar
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150504T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150504T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150327T203625Z
LOCATION:Spilker 232
SUMMARY:Please join us at Spilker room 232 every Monday afternoon from 4 pm
for the AP 483 & Ginzton Lab\, and AMO Seminar Series.Refreshments begin
at 4 pm\, seminar at 4:15 pm\n\nGinzton.stanford.edu\n\nAbstract TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ginzton-lab-title-tba-2
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1454.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150330T204831Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nThe Wireless Biopsy: Bridging the Real-Time Informat
ion Gap in Cancer Treatment\n\n\n\nThursday\, April 2\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5
:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nHelmy Eltoukhy (Guardiant
Health)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe U.S. spends over $130 billi
on a year on direct healthcare costs related to cancer. Today\, there are
a multitude of drugs priced at more than $100\,000 per year per patient\,
and yet the overall survival rate for many cancers has only improved by a
couple of weeks to months. The progress is so slow that cancer will soon s
urpass cardiovascular disease as the number one killer in the America.\n\n
Although mainstream cancer diagnostic tests use blood or radiography to de
tect the progression of cancer\, they fail miserably however when it comes
to deciding what should come next in a patient's treatment plan. Unfortun
ately\, heretofore\, the only way of charting the next course of treatment
for solid tumor cancers\, such as breast\, lung\, and prostate\, has been
to physically cut out a piece of the tumor and run molecular testing on t
hat specimen — i.e.\, biopsy molecular profiling. This repeated invasive t
esting is necessary because like HIV\, cancer can be highly genetically he
terogenous and tends to develop new genomic mutations under therapeutic pr
essure. Despite the critical need\, re-biopsying beyond the point of initi
al diagnosis is often not performed\, especially in the community oncology
setting\, due to difficulty\, cost\, and risk to patients. As a point of
reference\, a minimally invasive lung biopsy costs an average of $14\,000
when the 19.5 percent complication rate is factored in. Furthermore\, onco
logists are often (and understandably) reluctant to subject already-frail
patients to additional risky procedures that may prove fruitless. As a res
ult of these considerations\, patients are often placed on subsequent trea
tment regimens empirically\, after progression of the disease.\n\nThis lac
k of molecular information has led to a fundamental real-time information
gap in cancer that prevents patients from getting the best possible care a
nd has slowed down the rate of progress in clinical research. Guardant Hea
lth is helping to bridge this gap through a new technology platform called
Digital Sequencing\, a marriage of techniques from digital communications
to DNA sequencing to enable 'wireless' monitoring of tumor genomics in ca
ncer patients via blood\, thereby obviating the need for re-biopsies. Furt
her advancements in Digital Sequencing will enable recurrence detection fo
r millions of cancer survivors and early detection for the general populat
ion - all with a simple blood test.\n\n\n\n\nBio:Helmy Eltoukhy\, PhD\, is
a biotech pioneer with deep expertise in next-generation DNA sequencing t
echnologies and genetic analysis systems. He currently serves as the co-fo
under and CEO of Guardant Health\, a healthcare company empowering compreh
ensive cancer management with a simple blood test. He previously co-founde
d Avantome\, the first semiconductor DNA sequencing company\, which was su
bsequently acquired by Illumina in 2008. He received his BS\, MS and PhD i
n Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar
/ Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150402T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150402T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150330T205149Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:The U.S. spends over $130 billion a year on direct healthcare costs
related to cancer. Today\, there are a multitude of drugs priced at more
than $100\,000 per year per patient\, and yet the overall survival rate fo
r many cancers has only improved by a couple of weeks to months. The progr
ess is so slow that cancer will soon surpass cardiovascular disease as the
number one killer in the America.\n\nAlthough mainstream cancer diagnosti
c tests use blood or radiography to detect the progression of cancer\, the
y fail miserably however when it comes to deciding what should come next i
n a patient's treatment plan. Unfortunately\, heretofore\, the only way of
charting the next course of treatment for solid tumor cancers\, such as b
reast\, lung\, and prostate\, has been to physically cut out a piece of th
e tumor and run molecular testing on that specimen — i.e.\, biopsy molecul
ar profiling. This repeated invasive testing is necessary because like HIV
\, cancer can be highly genetically heterogenous and tends to develop new
genomic mutations under therapeutic pressure. Despite the critical need\,
re-biopsying beyond the point of initial diagnosis is often not performed\
, especially in the community oncology setting\, due to difficulty\, cost\
, and risk to patients. As a point of reference\, a minimally invasive lun
g biopsy costs an average of $14\,000 when the 19.5 percent complication r
ate is factored in. Furthermore\, oncologists are often (and understandabl
y) reluctant to subject already-frail patients to additional risky procedu
res that may prove fruitless. As a result of these considerations\, patien
ts are often placed on subsequent treatment regimens empirically\, after p
rogression of the disease.\n\nThis lack of molecular information has led t
o a fundamental real-time information gap in cancer that prevents patients
from getting the best possible care and has slowed down the rate of progr
ess in clinical research. Guardant Health is helping to bridge this gap th
rough a new technology platform called Digital Sequencing\, a marriage of
techniques from digital communications to DNA sequencing to enable 'wirele
ss' monitoring of tumor genomics in cancer patients via blood\, thereby ob
viating the need for re-biopsies. Further advancements in Digital Sequenci
ng will enable recurrence detection for millions of cancer survivors and e
arly detection for the general population - all with a simple blood test.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/isl-colloquium-wireless-
biopsy-bridging-real-time-information-gap-cancer-treatment
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1455.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150331T170235Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nRisk-Constrained Multi-Stage Wind Power Investment\n
\n\n\nThursday\, April 2\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 270
\n\nSpeaker: \n\n Antonio J. Conejo (Ohio State University)\n\nAbstract /
Description: \n\n\n\nWhen deciding on wind power investments\, three majo
r issues arise: the production variability and uncertainty of wind facilit
ies\, the eventual future decline in wind power investment costs\, and the
significant financial risk involved in such investment decisions. Recogni
zing the above important issues\, this presentation proposes a risk-constr
ained multi-stage stochastic programming model to make optimal investment
decisions on wind power facilities along a multistage horizon. The propose
d model is illustrated using a clarifying example and a case study.\n\nSma
rtGrid Seminar website\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nAntonio Conejo\, a professor
at the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha\, Spain\, joined The Ohio State U
niversity's departments of ISE and ECE in January 2014. His areas of exper
tise are electric energy systems and the mathematical tools for decision-m
aking in energy systems. He has contributed to the current design of elect
ricity markets and to the development of methods and policies for their ef
ficient operation. His interests include devising ways to enable a large-s
cale integration of renewable sources in electric energy systems. He is ed
itor-in-chief of the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems\, an IEEE Fellow\,
and chair of the IEEE PES Power System Operations Committee. He has publi
shed more than 150 papers in SCI journals and is the author or coauthor of
books published by Springer\, John Wiley\, McGraw-Hill and CRC. He has be
en the principal investigator on many research projects.\n\n\nGraduate\nSe
minar / Colloquium\nSmartGrid
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150402T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150402T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150331T170235Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 270
SUMMARY:When deciding on wind power investments\, three major issues arise:
the production variability and uncertainty of wind facilities\, the event
ual future decline in wind power investment costs\, and the significant fi
nancial risk involved in such investment decisions. Recognizing the above
important issues\, this presentation proposes a risk-constrained multi-sta
ge stochastic programming model to make optimal investment decisions on wi
nd power facilities along a multistage horizon. The proposed model is illu
strated using a clarifying example and a case study.\n\nSmartGrid Seminar
website\n\n
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-seminar-antoni
o-j-conejo
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1456.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150331T170630Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nChallenges in Electricity Markets\n\n\n\nThursday\,
April 30\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 300\n\nSpeaker: \n\n
Richard O'Neill (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)\n\nAbstract / Descr
iption: \n\n\n\nWe examine the history of government energy policy\, the f
orecasting paradox\, the geopolitics of energy policy and recent surprises
. Next\, we examine the failures and successes in the evolution of electri
city markets\, and potential improvements from a smarter grid. Finally\, w
e ask the question have we gotten better at seeing the future.\n\nSmartGri
d website\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBio: \n\nRichard P. O'Neill is the Chief Economic
Advisor at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. From 1988 to 2000 he
was the Chief Economist and Director of the Office of Economic Policy. Fro
m 1986 to 1988 he was the Director of the Commission's Office of Pipeline
and Producer Regulation. His work has focused on open access\, restructuri
ng\, competition\, performance-based benchmarked incentive regulation\, ma
rket power mitigation and market design. From 1978 to 1986\, he directed o
il and gas analysis\, including the development of software systems\, oil
and gas resource analysis\, energy modeling systems\, analysis of natural
gas markets\, and oil and gas forecasting at the Energy Information Admini
stration. From 1973 to 1978\, he taught and did research in computer scien
ce and applied mathematics on the computer science and business faculty of
Louisiana State University. From 1969 to 1973\, he taught and did researc
h in the areas of operations research and statistics on the business schoo
l faculty of the University of Maryland. He has a B.S. in chemical enginee
ring\, an MBA and a Doctorate in operations research (with minors in mathe
matics\, statistics\, economics and accounting) all from the University of
Maryland. He has worked with several countries\, states\, the World Bank\
, energy companies and computer companies in the development of mathematic
al software\, energy modeling\, forecasting\, regulation\, privatization\,
restructuring and market design. His published work has appeared in acade
mic and professional journals and books in the areas of Applied Mathematic
s\, Optimization\, Operations Research\, Management Science\, Computer Sci
ence\, Energy\, Electrical Engineering\, Economics\, and Law.\n\n\nGraduat
e\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSmartGrid
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150429T152646Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 300
SUMMARY:We examine the history of government energy policy\, the forecastin
g paradox\, the geopolitics of energy policy and recent surprises. Next\,
we examine the failures and successes in the evolution of electricity mark
ets\, and potential improvements from a smarter grid. Finally\, we ask the
question have we gotten better at seeing the future.\n\nSmartGrid website
\n\n
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-seminar-richar
d-oneill
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1457.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150331T170858Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nData-Driven Management of Large\, Distributed Energy
Systems – The Case of Residential Solar Networks\n\n\n\nThursday\, May 14
\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 300\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAmir Kav
ousian (Sunrun)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nSolar industry is at a
critical point in its lifetime. The industry is experiencing exponential g
rowth (residential solar market doubled in 2013). At the same time\, as th
e large-scale deployment of residential solar systems was triggered by fin
ancial incentives starting in 2007\, a large number of systems are enterin
g their preventive and corrective maintenance periods. Typical residential
solar contracts require solar companies to operate and maintain the syste
ms for up to 20 years. With hundreds of thousands of systems distributed a
cross several states and climates\, the role of data in the operation of s
olar networks is becoming increasingly important.\n\nThis presentation exp
lains data-driven operation of one of the largest residential solar fleets
in the United States. The focus is on developing the data infrastructure
and analytical methods to quickly and proactively identify operational iss
ues and their root cause. The data-driven insights are fed back into opera
tions\, customer relations management\, sales\, marketing\, product\, and
design teams. We demonstrate how advanced statistical methods can be deplo
yed to predict production issues and hypothesize their root causes. In par
ticular\, we explain a novel method to estimate the long-term\, gradual de
crease in solar systems productivity\, known as performance degradation. T
he process involves a full cycle of data collection\, integration\, hypoth
eses setup\, field experiments\, calibration\, and visualization.\n\nThe a
udience of this talk includes data scientists\, operations analysts\, inve
stors\, and executives of large\, distributed renewable energy networks.\n
\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nAmir is the first data scientist at Sunrun\, where he lead
s performance analytics on one of the nation's largest distributed renewab
le energy networks. He develops statistical methods and machine learning a
lgorithms to continuously monitor and optimize the operation of the networ
k to maximize production and happiness of solar customers. Prior to joinin
g Sunrun\, Amir was a doctoral student in Engineering at Stanford Universi
ty\, where he worked on high-profile projects such as the ARPA-E project a
nd PG&E's smart meter initiative. Amir's research involved statistical ana
lysis of smart meter data and household profiles to rank buildings energy
efficiency and identify the drivers of energy efficiency among households.
Amir passionately believes that data can help better manage our energy su
pply and demand. He works on data-driven solutions to reduce the costs of
operating distributed energy systems\, improve service quality\, increase
customer engagement and happiness\, and increase the sustainability of ene
rgy networks.\n\nAmir's expertise and experiences span across statistics\,
machine learning\, management of distributed energy systems\, and behavio
ral analysis of energy consumers. He has a Masters in Construction Managem
ent from Stanford and a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Sharif University
of Technology. He has experience working on large public projects as well
as policy making in energy and transportation sectors\, both in the United
States and in developing countries. When not working\, Amir enjoys mounta
ineering and landscape photography.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nS
martGrid
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150514T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150514T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20151116T172005Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 300
SUMMARY:Solar industry is at a critical point in its lifetime. The industry
is experiencing exponential growth (residential solar market doubled in 2
013). At the same time\, as the large-scale deployment of residential sola
r systems was triggered by financial incentives starting in 2007\, a large
number of systems are entering their preventive and corrective maintenanc
e periods. Typical residential solar contracts require solar companies to
operate and maintain the systems for up to 20 years. With hundreds of thou
sands of systems distributed across several states and climates\, the role
of data in the operation of solar networks is becoming increasingly impor
tant.\n\nThis presentation explains data-driven operation of one of the la
rgest residential solar fleets in the United States. The focus is on devel
oping the data infrastructure and analytical methods to quickly and proact
ively identify operational issues and their root cause. The data-driven in
sights are fed back into operations\, customer relations management\, sale
s\, marketing\, product\, and design teams. We demonstrate how advanced st
atistical methods can be deployed to predict production issues and hypothe
size their root causes. In particular\, we explain a novel method to estim
ate the long-term\, gradual decrease in solar systems productivity\, known
as performance degradation. The process involves a full cycle of data col
lection\, integration\, hypotheses setup\, field experiments\, calibration
\, and visualization.\n\nThe audience of this talk includes data scientist
s\, operations analysts\, investors\, and executives of large\, distribute
d renewable energy networks.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-seminar-amir-k
avousian
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1458.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150331T171113Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nElectric Vehicles\, plug-in hybrids\, opportunity or
threat for Electric Utilities?\n\n\n\nThursday\, May 28\, 2015 - 1:00pm t
o 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 270\n\nSpeaker: \n\nRaj Pai (AutoGrid Systems)
\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nIt is a given that every auto manufact
urer is building a full electric or plug-in hybrid model. Looking ahead\,
better batteries\, faster charging options will drive accelerated adoption
. Utilities have reacted by rolling out some charging stations or with lim
ited programs to handle EVs on the distribution network. Utilities could p
lay a proactive role and view this as an opportunity to consume significan
t portion of transportation energy revenues. Could this help them offset s
inking demand and drive new revenue growth? Of course there remain challen
ges - insufficient vehicle-charging infrastructure\, cost of batteries is
still a concern\, and a lack of consumer confidence in the new technology.
However\, forward looking utilities can address these challenges head on
with attractive long term financing for at-home charging stations\, partne
ring with EV manufacturers\, consumer rebates for off-peak charging\, and
others to accelerate adoption and increase consumer confidence. In this pr
esentation\, we will discuss a case study how a progressive utility is con
ducting initial trials for demand & pricing based program for EV charging.
\n\n\n\n\nRaj is global head of products and marketing at AutoGrid and bri
ngs over 18 years of experience in Enterprise Software\, Big Data\, Busine
ss Intelligence. Raj drove adoption of big data and data science applicati
ons for customer engagement and revenue optimization for large financial i
nstitutions\, retailers\, game publishers\, and media companies\, while he
was with Claritics (which he co-founded) and Aster Data (acquired by Tera
data). He also led global product management at two successful data-driven
companies\, Informatica (Nasdaq: INFA) and Tibco. Early in his career he
was a design engineer for Intel's pentium chipsets. Raj holds an M.B.A. fr
om U.C. Berkeley's Haas School of Business\, a M.S. in computer engineerin
g from University of Hawaii and a B. Tech in electrical engineering from I
ndian Institute of Technology\, Bombay. His passions outside of work inclu
de coaching lego robotic teams\, biking\, and spending time with family.\n
\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSmartGrid
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150528T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150528T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20151116T171906Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 270
SUMMARY:It is a given that every auto manufacturer is building a full elect
ric or plug-in hybrid model. Looking ahead\, better batteries\, faster cha
rging options will drive accelerated adoption. Utilities have reacted by r
olling out some charging stations or with limited programs to handle EVs o
n the distribution network. Utilities could play a proactive role and view
this as an opportunity to consume significant portion of transportation e
nergy revenues. Could this help them offset sinking demand and drive new r
evenue growth? Of course there remain challenges - insufficient vehicle-ch
arging infrastructure\, cost of batteries is still a concern\, and a lack
of consumer confidence in the new technology. However\, forward looking ut
ilities can address these challenges head on with attractive long term fin
ancing for at-home charging stations\, partnering with EV manufacturers\,
consumer rebates for off-peak charging\, and others to accelerate adoption
and increase consumer confidence. In this presentation\, we will discuss
a case study how a progressive utility is conducting initial trials for de
mand & pricing based program for EV charging.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-seminar-raj-pa
i
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1460.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150401T152032Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nDeep Learning For Dummies\n\n\n\nWednesday\, April 1
\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B03\n\nSpeaker: \n\nCarey N
achenberg (UCLA)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nWhile once considered
a research dead-end\, artificial neural networks are making a huge resurge
nce. Over the past decade\, neural network researchers have leveraged a co
mbination of novel research and hardware advances to drastically advance t
he state of the art in neural networking. This new area\, called Deep Lear
ning\, has shown promise in tasks such as facial\, speech\, and handwritin
g recognition\, and may hold promise for cyber-security use-cases as well.
This talk will explain how Deep Learning works at a fundamental level - s
tarting with basic concepts and building up gently until the audience unde
rstand the complete picture. It will also attempt to shed light on how the
human brain works\, since the Deep Learning approach is thought to mimic
how the brain stores\, retrieves and classifies information.\n\n\n\n\nBio:
\n\nCarey Nachenberg is a leading cyber security expert and Technical Fell
ow at Symantec -- maker of the world's most popular computer security prod
uct. Selected for Computerworld magazine's 40 Under 40 - 40 Innovative IT
People to Watch and winner of the The Wall Street Journal's 2010 Technolog
y Innovation Award (Computer Security Category) for his innovations in the
security field\, Nachenberg's technology collectively protects hundreds o
f millions of computers worldwide. His work in the security field has garn
ered him eighty five United States patents. Nachenberg holds Bachelors and
Masters degrees in Computer Science from UCLA\, where he continues to ser
ve as an Adjunct Assistant Professor.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
\nEE380 Computer Systems Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150401T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150401T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150401T152032Z
LOCATION:Gates B03
SUMMARY:While once considered a research dead-end\, artificial neural netwo
rks are making a huge resurgence. Over the past decade\, neural network re
searchers have leveraged a combination of novel research and hardware adva
nces to drastically advance the state of the art in neural networking. Thi
s new area\, called Deep Learning\, has shown promise in tasks such as fac
ial\, speech\, and handwriting recognition\, and may hold promise for cybe
r-security use-cases as well. This talk will explain how Deep Learning wor
ks at a fundamental level - starting with basic concepts and building up g
ently until the audience understand the complete picture. It will also att
empt to shed light on how the human brain works\, since the Deep Learning
approach is thought to mimic how the brain stores\, retrieves and classifi
es information.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-deep-learning-dummies
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1461.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150401T181410Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nControl Information\n\n\n\nFriday\, April 3\, 2015 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAnant Sahai (
UC Berkeley)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nControl provides a concept
ually interesting area for understanding the nature of information beyond
traditional communication problems. After all\, both control and communica
tion are about the reduction of uncertainty ---- in communication it is ab
out informing the beholder so that its idea of the world is closer to real
ity while in control\, it is about changing the world so that it more clos
ely conforms to the idea of a beholder. Building by analogy with communica
tion's standard picture of a source\, channel\, and destination/sink\, thi
s talk will discuss the source-nature of control systems\, the channel-nat
ure of control systems\, and also the sink-nature of control systems. This
sink-nature in particular\, is something that we don't normally think abo
ut in communication systems. For control\, however\, it is natural to cons
ider it and I will talk about a concept that we have developed recently th
at we call 'control capacity.'\n\nJoint work with Gireeja Ranade and Se Yo
ng Park.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nAnant Sahai got his BS degree in EECS from Berke
ley in '94 and then got his MS and PhD degrees from MIT in '96 and '01. Be
fore joining Berkeley as a faculty member in '02\, he spent a year at the
wireless startup Enuvis working on ultrasensitive software-radio algorithm
s for GPS. His current research interests are in the foundations of inform
ation theory for control\, low-latency wireless communication protocols to
support the high performance Active IoT applications of the future\, and
wireless spectrum sharing (where his interests span system architectures\,
game theory\, law\, and policy).\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nIT-
Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150403T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150403T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150401T181410Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Control provides a conceptually interesting area for understanding
the nature of information beyond traditional communication problems. After
all\, both control and communication are about the reduction of uncertain
ty ---- in communication it is about informing the beholder so that its id
ea of the world is closer to reality while in control\, it is about changi
ng the world so that it more closely conforms to the idea of a beholder. B
uilding by analogy with communication's standard picture of a source\, cha
nnel\, and destination/sink\, this talk will discuss the source-nature of
control systems\, the channel-nature of control systems\, and also the sin
k-nature of control systems. This sink-nature in particular\, is something
that we don't normally think about in communication systems. For control\
, however\, it is natural to consider it and I will talk about a concept t
hat we have developed recently that we call 'control capacity.'\n\nJoint w
ork with Gireeja Ranade and Se Yong Park.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-control-informa
tion
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1462.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150401T182825Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSocializing\n\n\n\nFriday\, April 3\, 2015 - 5:00pm
to 8:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllenX Patio\n\nSpeaker: \n\nNA\n\nAbstract / Desc
ription: \n\n\n\nJoin GSEE for HappEE Hour! Enjoy delicious Hawaiian food
as well as an assortment of beverages and music. Please bring proof of age
(21+) if you plan on drinking alcohol.\n\nSee you there\,\n\n- GSEE\n\n\n
\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nStudent Club Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\,
SU IEEE
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150403T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150403T200000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150401T182825Z
LOCATION:AllenX Patio
SUMMARY:Join GSEE for HappEE Hour! Enjoy delicious Hawaiian food as well as
an assortment of beverages and music. Please bring proof of age (21+) if
you plan on drinking alcohol.\n\nSee you there\,\n\n- GSEE
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/gsee-happee-hour-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1464.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150402T214404Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSearching for Dark-Matter Axions\n\n\n\nTuesday\, Ap
ril 7\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSpeaker: \n\n
Leslie Rosenberg (University of Washington)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n
\n\n\nThe axion is a hypothetical elementary particle whose existence woul
d explain the baffling absence of CP violation in the strong interactions.
Axions also happen to be a compelling dark-matter candidate. Even if dark
-matter axions were to comprise the overwhelming majority of mass in the u
niverse\, they would be extraordinarily difficult to detect. However\, sev
eral experiments\, either under construction or taking data\, would be sen
sitive to even the more pessimistically coupled axions. This talk describe
s the current state of these searches.\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Coll
oquium\nApplied Physics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150407T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150407T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150402T214404Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:The axion is a hypothetical elementary particle whose existence wou
ld explain the baffling absence of CP violation in the strong interactions
. Axions also happen to be a compelling dark-matter candidate. Even if dar
k-matter axions were to comprise the overwhelming majority of mass in the
universe\, they would be extraordinarily difficult to detect. However\, se
veral experiments\, either under construction or taking data\, would be se
nsitive to even the more pessimistically coupled axions. This talk describ
es the current state of these searches.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-searching-dark-matter-axions
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1469.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150408T213724Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nThe Reality of Solar\n\n\n\nWednesday\, April 8\, 20
15 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllenX Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nThom
as H. Werner (President and CEO SunPower Corporation)\n\nAbstract / Descr
iption: \n\n\n\nLast year over 47\,500 MW of solar electric systems were i
nstalled worldwide\, which is enough to provide all the electricity needs
of about 16 million homes for the next 25 years. The photovoltaic industry
is projected to continue to grow rapidly to become the #1 source of energ
y worldwide by 2060. SunPower\, a 30 year old Stanford-founded company\, h
as been at the epicenter of this revolution. At SunPower's heart is its un
ique solar cell technology. In addition\, SunPower has evolved to add uniq
ue solar systems design\, manufacturing and installation\, and is continui
ng to evolve to include storage and energy management. Tom Werner\, SunPow
er CEO\, will talk about the technology\, the evolution of the company and
the solar market\, and future opportunities.\n\n\n\n\nTom Werner serves a
s SunPower president and chief executive officer\, and as chairman of the
SunPower board of directors. Prior to joining the company\, he held the po
sition of chief executive officer of Silicon Light Machines\, Inc.\, an op
tical solutions subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. Previousl
y\, Werner was vice president and general manager of the Business Connecti
vity Group of 3Com Corp.\, a network solutions company\, and has also held
a number of executive management positions at Oak Industries\, Inc.\, and
General Electric Co. He currently serves as a board member of Cree\, Inc.
\, Silver Spring Networks\, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group\, and is a
member of the Marquette University board of trustees. Werner holds a bach
elor's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Wisconsin\,
Madison\, a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Marquette Un
iversity and a master's degree in business administration from George Wash
ington University.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150408T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150408T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150408T213724Z
LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:Last year over 47\,500 MW of solar electric systems were installed
worldwide\, which is enough to provide all the electricity needs of about
16 million homes for the next 25 years. The photovoltaic industry is proje
cted to continue to grow rapidly to become the #1 source of energy worldwi
de by 2060. SunPower\, a 30 year old Stanford-founded company\, has been a
t the epicenter of this revolution. At SunPower's heart is its unique sola
r cell technology. In addition\, SunPower has evolved to add unique solar
systems design\, manufacturing and installation\, and is continuing to evo
lve to include storage and energy management. Tom Werner\, SunPower CEO\,
will talk about the technology\, the evolution of the company and the sola
r market\, and future opportunities.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/reality-solar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1470.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150408T221241Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nFinite blocklength information theory: two recent re
sults\n\n\n\nThursday\, April 9\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPa
ckard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nYury Polyanskiy (MIT)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nFinite blocklength information theory attempts to elucidate the f
undamental performance-delay tradeoffs. Initial results (which I will over
view) showed fluctuations of rate around the Shannon capacity to be Gaussi
an with variance inversely proportional to square root of the blocklength.
Many subsequent results refined and strengthened this central-limit theor
em (CLT) type analysis.\n\nMore recently it was discovered that some quite
natural channel coding and data compression problems exhibit non-CLT type
behavior. This talk will focus on two such results. Both effects arise du
e to the presence of multiplicative component in the channel noise. Beside
s theoretical interest\, these results are practically insightful for the
wireless communication systems as follows:\n\n1) Analysis based on outage-
capacity imposes contradicting assumptions: the blocklength should be smal
l enough for the channel state to be almost constant\, and it should be la
rge enough for Shannon coding theorem to be effective. Practically\, howev
er\, this method 'just works'. The first result explains why.\n\n2) A clas
sical result of Kennedy shows that the optimal energy efficiency (-1.59 dB
per bit) is achievable even under multiplicative noise. Practically\, thi
s may suggest that the channel-state information (CSI) is useless for impr
oving energy efficiency. Our second result shows this to be only true when
communicating with huge packets of order 10^8 bits.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nYury
Polyanskiy is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Comput
er Science and a member of LIDS at MIT.Yury received the M.S. degree in ap
plied mathematics and physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Tec
hnology\, Moscow\, Russia in 2005 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engin
eering from Princeton University\, Princeton\, NJ in 2010. In 2000-2005 he
lead the development of the embedded software in the Department of Surfac
e Oilfield Equipment\, Borets Company LLC (Moscow). Currently\, his resear
ch focuses on basic questions in information theory\, error-correcting cod
es\, wireless communication and fault-tolerant and defect-tolerant circuit
s.Dr. Polyanskiy won the 2013 NSF CAREER award and 2011 IEEE Information T
heory Society Paper Award.In 2012 Yury was selected to hold a Robert J. Sh
illman (1974) Career Development Professorship of EECS.\n\n\nGraduate\nSem
inar / Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150409T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150409T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150408T221330Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Finite blocklength information theory attempts to elucidate the fun
damental performance-delay tradeoffs. Initial results (which I will overvi
ew) showed fluctuations of rate around the Shannon capacity to be Gaussian
with variance inversely proportional to square root of the blocklength. M
any subsequent results refined and strengthened this central-limit theorem
(CLT) type analysis.\n\nMore recently it was discovered that some quite n
atural channel coding and data compression problems exhibit non-CLT type b
ehavior. This talk will focus on two such results. Both effects arise due
to the presence of multiplicative component in the channel noise. Besides
theoretical interest\, these results are practically insightful for the wi
reless communication systems as follows:\n\n1) Analysis based on outage-ca
pacity imposes contradicting assumptions: the blocklength should be small
enough for the channel state to be almost constant\, and it should be larg
e enough for Shannon coding theorem to be effective. Practically\, however
\, this method 'just works'. The first result explains why.\n\n2) A classi
cal result of Kennedy shows that the optimal energy efficiency (-1.59 dB p
er bit) is achievable even under multiplicative noise. Practically\, this
may suggest that the channel-state information (CSI) is useless for improv
ing energy efficiency. Our second result shows this to be only true when c
ommunicating with huge packets of order 10^8 bits.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/isl-colloquium-finite-bl
ocklength-information-theory-two-recent-results
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1472.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150409T204738Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nThe Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (AL
MA) - Revealing New Chemical and Physical Views of the Cosmos\n\n\n\nTuesd
ay\, April 14\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 6:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSpeak
er: \n\nTony Remijan (University of Virginia)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nThe Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has alread
y provided a new and exciting views of the Universe even before it has rea
ched Full Science Observations. With the availability of both Science Veri
fication data and PI data that are now publically available to the scienti
fic community\, we have only touched the surface of what is possible with
the current array of ALMA capabilities. In this presentation\, I will high
light the capabilities of this groundbreaking new facility which is provid
ing order of magnitude improvements in sensitivity\, resolution and bandwi
dth than any current astronomical observatory operating at these wavelengt
hs. ALMA is open to wide variety of scientific investigation and has alrea
dy challenged our current understanding of star and planet formation\, inv
estigations into general relativity and uncovered a molecular complexity i
n a variety of astronomical conditions that have no terrestrial counterpar
t. ALMA is capable of testing current physical and chemical theory in the
most extreme environments imaginable. Finally\, I will present an opportun
ity to get involved in the future of the ALMA observatory as it is constan
tly being expanded to meet the needs of the scientific community.\n\n\nGra
duate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied Physics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150414T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150414T180000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150410T194753Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has already
provided a new and exciting views of the Universe even before it has reac
hed Full Science Observations. With the availability of both Science Verif
ication data and PI data that are now publically available to the scientif
ic community\, we have only touched the surface of what is possible with t
he current array of ALMA capabilities. In this presentation\, I will highl
ight the capabilities of this groundbreaking new facility which is providi
ng order of magnitude improvements in sensitivity\, resolution and bandwid
th than any current astronomical observatory operating at these wavelength
s. ALMA is open to wide variety of scientific investigation and has alread
y challenged our current understanding of star and planet formation\, inve
stigations into general relativity and uncovered a molecular complexity in
a variety of astronomical conditions that have no terrestrial counterpart
. ALMA is capable of testing current physical and chemical theory in the m
ost extreme environments imaginable. Finally\, I will present an opportuni
ty to get involved in the future of the ALMA observatory as it is constant
ly being expanded to meet the needs of the scientific community.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-atacama-large-millimetersubmillimeter-array-alma
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1473.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150409T224207Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTechnology for Today’s Problems\n\n\n\nThursday\, Ap
ril 23\, 2015 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nNVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang E
ngineering Center\n\nSpeaker: \n\nMarcian 'Ted' Hoff\n\nAbstract / Descrip
tion: \n\n\n\nJoin us on campus for a talk by Stanford Engineering Hero Ma
rcian 'Ted' Hoff\, who is best known as the architect of the first micropr
ocessor\, Intel's 4004\, released in 1971.\n\nIn his talk\, Technology for
Today's Problems\, Dr. Hoff will look at the enormous progress in semicon
ductor technology since 1971\, discuss its impact and explore some current
problems that technology can help address.\n\nSemiconductor technology ha
s made possible so many things we take for granted today— smart phones wit
h cameras\, global positioning and anywhere\, anytime access to vast store
s of information. But the world faces many ongoing problems\, most notably
the pressures on our environment caused by global population and economic
growth. Instead of leaving these problems to future generations\, we coul
d use our knowledge to seek solutions and create vital new businesses at t
he same time. Computers can help\, but we must harness or invent other tec
hnologies to truly make a difference.\n\nThe Stanford Engineering Heroes p
rogram recognizes the achievements of Stanford engineers who have profound
ly advanced the course of human\, social and economic progress through eng
ineering.\n\nThursday\, April 23\, 2015Check-in: 6:15 pm\, Lecture: 7:00 -
8:30 pmNVIDIA auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center\, Stanford University
Reception followsLivestreaming will be available on the School of Engineer
ing homepage during the event.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n \n\nRead full story ab
out Stanford Engineering Heroes.\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nStude
nt Club Activity
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150423T210000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150409T224207Z
LOCATION:NVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center
SUMMARY:Join us on campus for a talk by Stanford Engineering Hero Marcian '
Ted' Hoff\, who is best known as the architect of the first microprocessor
\, Intel's 4004\, released in 1971.\n\nIn his talk\, Technology for Today'
s Problems\, Dr. Hoff will look at the enormous progress in semiconductor
technology since 1971\, discuss its impact and explore some current proble
ms that technology can help address.\n\nSemiconductor technology has made
possible so many things we take for granted today— smart phones with camer
as\, global positioning and anywhere\, anytime access to vast stores of in
formation. But the world faces many ongoing problems\, most notably the pr
essures on our environment caused by global population and economic growth
. Instead of leaving these problems to future generations\, we could use o
ur knowledge to seek solutions and create vital new businesses at the same
time. Computers can help\, but we must harness or invent other technologi
es to truly make a difference.\n\nThe Stanford Engineering Heroes program
recognizes the achievements of Stanford engineers who have profoundly adva
nced the course of human\, social and economic progress through engineerin
g.\n\nThursday\, April 23\, 2015Check-in: 6:15 pm\, Lecture: 7:00 - 8:30 p
mNVIDIA auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center\, Stanford UniversityRecepti
on followsLivestreaming will be available on the School of Engineering hom
epage during the event.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n \n\nRead full story about Sta
nford Engineering Heroes.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/stanford-engineering-her
o-marcian-%E2%80%9Cted%E2%80%9D-hoff
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1474.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150409T225202Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEmerging Trends and Applications of Light Field Disp
lay\n\n\n\nThursday\, April 16\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPac
kard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProf. Wetzstein (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Descript
ion: \n\n\n\nWhat if your mobile phone's display would correct your vision
deficiency instead of your glasses? Light field display technology can as
sess and correct the user's vision. In this talk\, we discuss a wide range
of unconventional applications that are facilitated by light field techno
logy\, a novel inexpensive computational display technology. Light field d
isplays are expected to be 'the future of 3D displays'\, although many bel
ieve that the recent hype about stereoscopic 3D displays is over. One reas
on why the consumers haven't widely adopted 3D television can be the lack
of a unique or useful enhancement of the 2D viewing experience. Wetzstein
discusses why it is believed that a new technology - light field displays
- delivering an experience that consumers haven't adopted in the past will
work in the future. The talk begins with a short historical review of lig
ht field displays and recent trends towards compressive light field displa
y\, followed by a discussion of applications in projection systems\, visio
n assessment and correction\, wearable displays\, and a brief comparison t
o holography.\n\n\n\n\nPrior to joining Stanford University's Electrical E
ngineering Department as an Assistant Professor in 2014\, Gordon Wetzstein
was a Research Scientist in the Camera Culture Group at the MIT Media Lab
. His research focuses on computational imaging and display systems as wel
l as computational light transport. At the intersection of computer graphi
cs\, machine vision\, optics\, scientific computing\, and perception\, thi
s research has a wide range of applications in next-generation consumer el
ectronics\, scientific imaging\, human-computer interaction\, remote sensi
ng\, and many other areas. Gordon's cross-disciplinary approach to researc
h has been funded by DARPA\, NSF\, Samsung\, Intel\, and other grants from
industry sponsors and research councils. In 2006\, Gordon graduated with
Honors from the Bauhaus in Weimar\, Germany\, and he received a Ph.D. in C
omputer Science from the University of British Columbiain 2011. His doctor
al dissertation focuses on computational light modulation for image acquis
ition and display and won the Alain Fournier Ph.D. Dissertation Annual Awa
rd. He organized the IEEE 2012 and 2013 International Workshops on Computa
tional Cameras and Displays\, founded displayblocks.org as a forum for sha
ring computational display design instructions with the DIY community\, an
d presented a number of courses on Computational Displays and Computationa
l Photography at ACM SIGGRAPH. Gordon won best paper awards at the Interna
tional Conference on Computational Photography (ICCP) in 2011 and 2014 as
well as a Laval Virtual Award in 2005.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
\nSystemX
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150416T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150416T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150429T150343Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:What if your mobile phone's display would correct your vision defic
iency instead of your glasses? Light field display technology can assess a
nd correct the user's vision. In this talk\, we discuss a wide range of un
conventional applications that are facilitated by light field technology\,
a novel inexpensive computational display technology. Light field display
s are expected to be 'the future of 3D displays'\, although many believe t
hat the recent hype about stereoscopic 3D displays is over. One reason why
the consumers haven't widely adopted 3D television can be the lack of a u
nique or useful enhancement of the 2D viewing experience. Wetzstein discus
ses why it is believed that a new technology - light field displays - deli
vering an experience that consumers haven't adopted in the past will work
in the future. The talk begins with a short historical review of light fie
ld displays and recent trends towards compressive light field display\, fo
llowed by a discussion of applications in projection systems\, vision asse
ssment and correction\, wearable displays\, and a brief comparison to holo
graphy.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/systemx-seminar-emerging
-trends-and-applications-light-field-display
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1475.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150410T145713Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nQuantum Entanglement in Higher Dimensions\n\n\n\nTue
sday\, April 21\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSpe
aker: \n\nAnton Zeilinger (University of Vienna)\n\nAbstract / Description
: \n\n\n\n2015 Robert Hofstadter Memorial Lecturer\n\nMany fundamental exp
eriments in quantum information have been performed with qubits\, i.e. in
rather low dimensional Hilbert spaces. Various experimental techniques hav
e recently opened up discrete higher dimensions for experiments. These are
particularly multi-mode interference and photon states with more complex
wavefronts\, like orbital angular momentum (OAM) states.\n\nI will present
some recent results focusing on OAM states and on verifications of entang
lement in very high dimensions. So far\, entanglement of quantum states wi
th quantum numbers around 1\,000 and of superposition in more than 100-dim
ensional Hilbert space have been realized. This may shed interesting light
on the question of the quantum-classical transition. I will also discuss
recent experiments for using some of these states in quantum communication
with higher alphabets.\n\nEntangled quantum states also provide novel way
s for nonlocal imaging. Most recently\, it was seen that one can obtain im
aging where the photon interacting with the object does not even have to b
e detected. This exploits the fact that the phase of a product state canno
t be localized.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nProf. Anton Zeilinger of the University o
f Vienna and the Austrian Academy of Sciences is a distinguished quantum p
hysicist. Zeilinger received the 2007 Isaac Newton Medal of the Institute
of Physics (UK) for 'his pioneering conceptual and experimental contributi
ons to the foundations of quantum physics\, which have become the cornerst
one for the rapidly-evolving field of quantum information.' Zeilinger's ot
her notable awards include the Wolf Prize (2010) and the King Faisal Inter
national Prize (2005). In 2005\, Zeilinger was among the '10 people who co
uld change the world\,' elected by the British newspaper New Statesman.\n
\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied Physics / Physi
cs Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150421T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150421T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150417T184828Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:2015 Robert Hofstadter Memorial Lecturer\n\nMany fundamental experi
ments in quantum information have been performed with qubits\, i.e. in rat
her low dimensional Hilbert spaces. Various experimental techniques have r
ecently opened up discrete higher dimensions for experiments. These are pa
rticularly multi-mode interference and photon states with more complex wav
efronts\, like orbital angular momentum (OAM) states.\n\nI will present so
me recent results focusing on OAM states and on verifications of entanglem
ent in very high dimensions. So far\, entanglement of quantum states with
quantum numbers around 1\,000 and of superposition in more than 100-dimens
ional Hilbert space have been realized. This may shed interesting light on
the question of the quantum-classical transition. I will also discuss rec
ent experiments for using some of these states in quantum communication wi
th higher alphabets.\n\nEntangled quantum states also provide novel ways f
or nonlocal imaging. Most recently\, it was seen that one can obtain imagi
ng where the photon interacting with the object does not even have to be d
etected. This exploits the fact that the phase of a product state cannot b
e localized.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-quantum-entanglement-higher-dimensions
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1476.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150410T145924Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nThe Story of Single Molecules\, from Early Spectrosc
opy in Solids to Super-Resolution Nanoscopy in Cells and Beyond\n\n\n\nTue
sday\, April 28\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSpe
aker: \n\nWilliam E. Moerner (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n
\nMore than 25 years ago\, low temperature experiments aimed at establishi
ng the ultimate limits to optical storage in solids led to the first optic
al detection and spectroscopy of a single molecule in the condensed phase.
At this unexplored ultimate limit\, many surprises occurred where single
molecules showed both spontaneous changes (blinking) and light-driven cont
rol of emission\, properties that were also observed in 1997 at room tempe
rature with single green fluorescent protein variants. In 2006\, PALM and
subsequent approaches showed that the optical diffraction limit of ~200 nm
can be circumvented to achieve super-resolution fluorescence microscopy\,
or nanoscopy\, with relatively nonperturbative visible light. Essential t
o this is the combination of single-molecule fluorescence imaging with act
ive control of the emitting concentration and sequential localization of s
ingle fluorophores decorating a structure. Super-resolution microscopy has
opened up a new frontier in which biological structures and behavior can
be observed in live cells with resolutions down to 20-40 nm and below. Exa
mples range from protein superstructures in bacteria to bands in actin fil
aments to details of the shapes of amyloid fibrils and much more. Current
methods development research addresses ways to extract more information fr
om each single molecule such as 3D position and orientation\, in thick cel
ls. Still\, it is worth noting that in spite of all the focus on super-res
olution\, even in the 'conventional' single-molecule tracking regime where
the motions of individual biomolecules are recorded in solution or in cel
ls rather than the shapes of extended structures\, much can still be learn
ed about biological processes.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplie
d Physics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150428T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150428T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150427T181718Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:More than 25 years ago\, low temperature experiments aimed at estab
lishing the ultimate limits to optical storage in solids led to the first
optical detection and spectroscopy of a single molecule in the condensed p
hase. At this unexplored ultimate limit\, many surprises occurred where si
ngle molecules showed both spontaneous changes (blinking) and light-driven
control of emission\, properties that were also observed in 1997 at room
temperature with single green fluorescent protein variants. In 2006\, PALM
and subsequent approaches showed that the optical diffraction limit of ~2
00 nm can be circumvented to achieve super-resolution fluorescence microsc
opy\, or nanoscopy\, with relatively nonperturbative visible light. Essent
ial to this is the combination of single-molecule fluorescence imaging wit
h active control of the emitting concentration and sequential localization
of single fluorophores decorating a structure. Super-resolution microscop
y has opened up a new frontier in which biological structures and behavior
can be observed in live cells with resolutions down to 20-40 nm and below
. Examples range from protein superstructures in bacteria to bands in acti
n filaments to details of the shapes of amyloid fibrils and much more. Cur
rent methods development research addresses ways to extract more informati
on from each single molecule such as 3D position and orientation\, in thic
k cells. Still\, it is worth noting that in spite of all the focus on supe
r-resolution\, even in the 'conventional' single-molecule tracking regime
where the motions of individual biomolecules are recorded in solution or i
n cells rather than the shapes of extended structures\, much can still be
learned about biological processes.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1477.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150410T150104Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nStrong Atom-Light Interactions in Photonic Crystals
\n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 5\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 20
1\n\nSpeaker: \n\nJeff Kimble (Caltech)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n
\nTBA\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied Physics / Physics
Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150505T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150505T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150410T150104Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-strong-atom-light-interactions-photonic-crystals
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1478.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150410T150230Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSearching for the First Stars\n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 1
2\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSpeaker: \n\nHarv
ey Moseley (NASA)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThrough observations
of the CMB\, we have a clear picture of the conditions in the universe at
the point where atoms first combined and the universe became transparent.
From deep observations of galaxies\, we can study the universe at a z of ~
6. Here\, we find galaxies\, smaller and more irregular than in our local
universe\, but recognizable as galaxies. In the critical period between r
ecombination and z~6\, the first stars and galaxies were born. Their radia
tion reionized the universe\, and their nucleosynthetic products contamina
ted the interstellar matter from which later generations of stars would fo
rm with heavy elements. I will review the investigations that have searche
d for the diffuse light from this epoch\, starting with total power observ
ations such as those done by DIRBE on COBE to more recent observations of
spatial correlations by the GSFC\, Akiri\, Irvine\, and Caltech groups. Th
ere has been rapid progress in this research. Spatial correlations between
the near IR emission and Chandra soft X-ray emission suggests an origin i
n energetic systems\, while large scale spatial correlations seen in the n
ear IR suggest an origin in stars stripped from galaxies. The next years w
ill see these conflicts resolved and may reveal a first clear view into th
e concealed early history of the universe.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloq
uium\nApplied Physics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150512T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150512T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150507T163823Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:Through observations of the CMB\, we have a clear picture of the co
nditions in the universe at the point where atoms first combined and the u
niverse became transparent. From deep observations of galaxies\, we can st
udy the universe at a z of ~ 6. Here\, we find galaxies\, smaller and more
irregular than in our local universe\, but recognizable as galaxies. In t
he critical period between recombination and z~6\, the first stars and gal
axies were born. Their radiation reionized the universe\, and their nucleo
synthetic products contaminated the interstellar matter from which later g
enerations of stars would form with heavy elements. I will review the inve
stigations that have searched for the diffuse light from this epoch\, star
ting with total power observations such as those done by DIRBE on COBE to
more recent observations of spatial correlations by the GSFC\, Akiri\, Irv
ine\, and Caltech groups. There has been rapid progress in this research.
Spatial correlations between the near IR emission and Chandra soft X-ray e
mission suggests an origin in energetic systems\, while large scale spatia
l correlations seen in the near IR suggest an origin in stars stripped fro
m galaxies. The next years will see these conflicts resolved and may revea
l a first clear view into the concealed early history of the universe.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-topic-tba-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1479.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150410T150354Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTopological Insulators beyond Band Theory\n\n\n\nTue
sday\, May 19\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSpeak
er: \n\nSenthil Todadri (MIT)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nOur appre
ciation of insulating states of quantum matter has been deepened in the la
st decade by the theoretical prediction and subsequent experimental discov
ery of topological insulators. Much of the theoretical discussion of these
phases is informed by free electron band theory. In this talk\, I will de
scribe recent progress in generalizing the concept of topological insulati
on to strongly interacting electronic systems. I focus on a minimal genera
lization known as symmetry-protected topological (SPT) phases. Just like t
he familiar topological insulators\, these states have a bulk gap and no e
xotic excitations\, but have nontrivial surface states that are protected
by symmetry. I will show how interactions enable many SPT phases for spin-
orbit coupled three dimensional electronic insulators that have no analog
in band theory. I describe their physical properties and experimental fing
erprints. More generally\, studies of such SPT phases represent possibly t
he simplest context for the interplay between interactions\, symmetry\, an
d topology in states of quantum matter. I will describe how the insights o
btained provide fresh viewpoints on a number of other frontier theoretical
problems in quantum condensed matter physics.\n\n\nAPPLIED PHYSICS / PHYS
ICS COLLOQUIUM\, Spring 2015\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied
Physics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150519T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150519T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150514T144423Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:Our appreciation of insulating states of quantum matter has been de
epened in the last decade by the theoretical prediction and subsequent exp
erimental discovery of topological insulators. Much of the theoretical dis
cussion of these phases is informed by free electron band theory. In this
talk\, I will describe recent progress in generalizing the concept of topo
logical insulation to strongly interacting electronic systems. I focus on
a minimal generalization known as symmetry-protected topological (SPT) pha
ses. Just like the familiar topological insulators\, these states have a b
ulk gap and no exotic excitations\, but have nontrivial surface states tha
t are protected by symmetry. I will show how interactions enable many SPT
phases for spin-orbit coupled three dimensional electronic insulators that
have no analog in band theory. I describe their physical properties and e
xperimental fingerprints. More generally\, studies of such SPT phases repr
esent possibly the simplest context for the interplay between interactions
\, symmetry\, and topology in states of quantum matter. I will describe ho
w the insights obtained provide fresh viewpoints on a number of other fron
tier theoretical problems in quantum condensed matter physics.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-topic-tba-2
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1480.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150410T150535Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAdvanced LIGO: The Coming Dawn of Gravitational Wa
ve Physics and Astronomy\n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 26\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDavid Reitze (Caltech)\n\nAbstr
act / Description: \n\n\n\nFor more than 50 years\, scientists have endeav
ored to detect gravitational waves from galactic and extra-galactic compac
t astrophysical sources such as supernovae and merging neutron stars and b
lack holes. Beginning in the 1960's\, a series of ever more sensitive inst
ruments were constructed to search for them. Alas\, no gravitational waves
have yet been found.\n\nWith Advanced LIGO coming online in 2015\, we hav
e good reason to believe that is about to change. In this colloquium I'll
discuss gravitational waves\, what makes them so interesting and challengi
ng to detect\, and how the Advanced LIGO interferometers will hunt for the
m. Gravitational wave science cuts across a broad swath of disciplines: ge
neral relativity\, classical and quantum optics\, materials science\, and
multi-messenger astronomy\, so there should be something in the talk for e
veryone.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied Physics / Physics Co
lloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150526T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150526T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150522T211748Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:For more than 50 years\, scientists have endeavored to detect gravi
tational waves from galactic and extra-galactic compact astrophysical sour
ces such as supernovae and merging neutron stars and black holes. Beginnin
g in the 1960's\, a series of ever more sensitive instruments were constru
cted to search for them. Alas\, no gravitational waves have yet been found
.\n\nWith Advanced LIGO coming online in 2015\, we have good reason to bel
ieve that is about to change. In this colloquium I'll discuss gravitationa
l waves\, what makes them so interesting and challenging to detect\, and h
ow the Advanced LIGO interferometers will hunt for them. Gravitational wav
e science cuts across a broad swath of disciplines: general relativity\, c
lassical and quantum optics\, materials science\, and multi-messenger astr
onomy\, so there should be something in the talk for everyone.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-advanced-ligo
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1481.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150413T000811Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nIntel Software Guard Extensions Innovative Instruct
ions for Next Generation Isolated Execution\n\n\n\nWednesday\, April 15\,
2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B1\n\nSpeaker: \n\nFrank McKee
n (Intel Corporation)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThis talk describ
es Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX) technology. SGX provides new to
ols and hardware facilities to software developers to protect an applicati
on's secrets. In today's computing environment the ability to keep a secre
t requires the integrity of millions of line of software in the OS\, VMM\,
and application. SGX creates a trusted environment called an enclave insi
de the application. An enclave provides an ability to protect the secret w
ithout dependency on the integrity of any other code. The talk will descri
be the programming environment\, instruction set\, and hardware facilities
which make up the SGX architecture.\n\nABOUT THE COLLOQUIUM:\n\nSee the C
olloquium website\, http://ee380.stanford.edu\, for scheduled speakers\, F
AQ\, and additional information. Stanford and SCPD students can enroll in
EE380 for one unit of credit. Anyone is welcome to attend\; talks are webc
ast live and archived for on-demand viewing over the web.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n
\nFrank McKeen: Principal Engineer\, Security Research Lab\, Intel\, Portl
and OR\, USA.Frank is the inventor of the SGX architecture and leader of t
he SGX architecture research team. He has previous experience in microproc
essor design\, security concepts\, and trusted computing. He received a BS
EE from Northeastern University and is a member of the IEEE.\n\n\nGraduate
\nSeminar / Colloquium\nEE380 Computer Systems Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150415T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150415T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150413T001205Z
LOCATION:Gates B1
SUMMARY:This talk describes Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX) technol
ogy. SGX provides new tools and hardware facilities to software developers
to protect an application's secrets. In today's computing environment the
ability to keep a secret requires the integrity of millions of line of so
ftware in the OS\, VMM\, and application. SGX creates a trusted environmen
t called an enclave inside the application. An enclave provides an ability
to protect the secret without dependency on the integrity of any other co
de. The talk will describe the programming environment\, instruction set\,
and hardware facilities which make up the SGX architecture.\n\nABOUT THE
COLLOQUIUM:\n\nSee the Colloquium website\, http://ee380.stanford.edu\, fo
r scheduled speakers\, FAQ\, and additional information. Stanford and SCPD
students can enroll in EE380 for one unit of credit. Anyone is welcome to
attend\; talks are webcast live and archived for on-demand viewing over t
he web.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-intel-software-guard-extensions-innovative
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1482.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150413T010331Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nInformation Relaxations and Duality in Stochastic Dy
namic Programs\n\n\n\nWednesday\, April 15\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVe
nue: \n\nPatterson Bldg\, Room P107\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProfessor David Brown
(Duke)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, we discuss the in
formation relaxation approach for obtaining bounds on the performance of o
ptimal policies in stochastic dynamic programs (DP). This approach involve
s relaxing the DP information structure and incorporating a penalty that p
unishes the use of additional information. We first provide an overview of
some basic theory for the general approach. We then discuss how to apply
the method in two broad classes of problems. For DPs with a convex structu
re\, we show how to use gradient penalties and convex optimization to appl
y the method\, and illustrate with an application in network revenue manag
ement. For infinite horizon MDPs\, we show how to apply the method with ch
ange of measure techniques\, and illustrate with an application in service
allocation for a multiclass queue with convex delay costs. As we discuss\
, in both cases\, the method provides tighter bounds than bounds from othe
r relaxation methods\, such as Lagrangian relaxations.\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate
\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150415T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150415T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150413T010331Z
LOCATION:Patterson Bldg\, Room P107
SUMMARY:In this talk\, we discuss the information relaxation approach for o
btaining bounds on the performance of optimal policies in stochastic dynam
ic programs (DP). This approach involves relaxing the DP information struc
ture and incorporating a penalty that punishes the use of additional infor
mation. We first provide an overview of some basic theory for the general
approach. We then discuss how to apply the method in two broad classes of
problems. For DPs with a convex structure\, we show how to use gradient pe
nalties and convex optimization to apply the method\, and illustrate with
an application in network revenue management. For infinite horizon MDPs\,
we show how to apply the method with change of measure techniques\, and il
lustrate with an application in service allocation for a multiclass queue
with convex delay costs. As we discuss\, in both cases\, the method provid
es tighter bounds than bounds from other relaxation methods\, such as Lagr
angian relaxations.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-information-relaxations-and-duality-stochastic
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1483.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150413T010841Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nPoint-Map Probabilities of a Point Process\n\n\n\nMo
nday\, April 13\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nSequoia Hall\, Roo
m 200\n\nSpeaker: \n\nFrancois Baccelli (University of Texas)\n\nAbstract
/ Description: \n\n\n\nA compatible point-shift f maps\, in a translation
invariant way\, each point of a stationary point process Φ to some point o
f Φ. It is fully determined by its associated point-map\, g^f\, which give
s the image of the origin by f. The initial question of this paper is whet
her there exist probability measures which are left invariant by the trans
lation of −g^f. The point-map probabilities of Φ are defined from the acti
on of the semigroup of point-map translations on the space of Palm probabi
lities\, and more precisely from the compactification of the orbits of thi
s semigroup action. If the point-map probability is uniquely defined\, and
if it satisfies certain continuity properties\, it then provides a soluti
on to the initial question. Point-map probabilities are shown to be a stri
ct generalization of Palm probabilities: when the considered point-shift f
is bijective\, the point-map probability of Φ boils down to the Palm prob
ability of Φ. When it is not bijective\, there exist cases where the point
-map probability of Φ is absolutely continuous with respect to its Palm pr
obability\, but there also exist cases where it is singular with respect t
o the latter. A criterium of existence of the point-map probabilities of a
stationary point process is also provided. The results are illustrated by
a few examples.\n\nThis is joint work with Mir-Omid Haji-Mirsadeghi\, Sha
rif University.\n\nADDITIONAL DETAILS\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Collo
quium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150413T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150413T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150413T010841Z
LOCATION:Sequoia Hall\, Room 200
SUMMARY:A compatible point-shift f maps\, in a translation invariant way\,
each point of a stationary point process Φ to some point of Φ. It is fully
determined by its associated point-map\, g^f\, which gives the image of t
he origin by f. The initial question of this paper is whether there exist
probability measures which are left invariant by the translation of −g^f.
The point-map probabilities of Φ are defined from the action of the semigr
oup of point-map translations on the space of Palm probabilities\, and mor
e precisely from the compactification of the orbits of this semigroup acti
on. If the point-map probability is uniquely defined\, and if it satisfies
certain continuity properties\, it then provides a solution to the initia
l question. Point-map probabilities are shown to be a strict generalizatio
n of Palm probabilities: when the considered point-shift f is bijective\,
the point-map probability of Φ boils down to the Palm probability of Φ. Wh
en it is not bijective\, there exist cases where the point-map probability
of Φ is absolutely continuous with respect to its Palm probability\, but
there also exist cases where it is singular with respect to the latter. A
criterium of existence of the point-map probabilities of a stationary poin
t process is also provided. The results are illustrated by a few examples.
\n\nThis is joint work with Mir-Omid Haji-Mirsadeghi\, Sharif University.
\n\nADDITIONAL DETAILS
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/information-systems-lab-
colloquium-point-map-probabilities-point-process
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1484.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150413T204828Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nLearning sparse polynomials and graphs using coding
theory tools\n\n\n\nThursday\, April 16\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue
: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProfessor Alex Dimakis (ECE\, Univ. of T
exas)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nLearning sparse polynomials from
random samples is a notorious problem in learning theory. We show thatif t
he coefficients are in general position we can learn such functions effici
ently. We show how this problemhas applications on learning the structure
of unknown graphs by observing the values of graph cuts. Wefurther discuss
our on-going work on learning variable interactions (quadratic polynomial
s) very efficiently.Our techniques are coding theoretic and boil down to s
olving noisy linear equations over a finite field.\n\nBased on joint work
with Murat Kocaoglu\, Karthik Shanmugam\, and Adam Klivans.\n\n\n\n\nBio:
\n\nAlex Dimakis is an Assistant Professor at the Electrical and Computer
Engineering department\, University of Texas at Austin. From 2009 until 20
12 he was with the Viterbi School of Engineering\, University of Southern
California. He received his Ph.D. in 2008 and M.S. degree in 2005 in elect
rical engineering and computer sciences from UC Berkeley and the Diploma d
egree from the National Technical University of Athens in 2003. During 200
9 he was a CMI postdoctoral scholar at Caltech.\n\nHe received an NSF Care
er award in 2011\, a Google faculty research award in 2012 and the Eli Jur
y dissertation award in 2008. He is the co-recipient of several best paper
awards including the joint Information Theory and Communications Society
Best Paper Award in 2012. He is currently serving as an associate editor f
or IEEE Signal Processing letters and IEEE Transactions on Information The
ory. His research interests include information theory\, coding theory and
machine learning with a current focus on distributed storage and graph an
alytics.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL
) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150416T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150416T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150416T193115Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Learning sparse polynomials from random samples is a notorious prob
lem in learning theory. We show thatif the coefficients are in general pos
ition we can learn such functions efficiently. We show how this problemhas
applications on learning the structure of unknown graphs by observing the
values of graph cuts. Wefurther discuss our on-going work on learning var
iable interactions (quadratic polynomials) very efficiently.Our techniques
are coding theoretic and boil down to solving noisy linear equations over
a finite field.\n\nBased on joint work with Murat Kocaoglu\, Karthik Shan
mugam\, and Adam Klivans.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/isl-colloquium-learning-
sparse-polynomials-and-graphs-using-coding-theory-tools
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1487.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150416T154312Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nThe Phases of Hard Sphere Systems\n\n\n\nWednesday\,
April 22\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nBuilding 380\, Room 384-
I\n\nSpeaker: \n\nVeit Elser (Cornell)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\n
One of the simplest models of statistical mechanics is a system of identic
al hard sphere particles\, placed inside a box whose energy and volume are
free to fluctuate in response to an environment characterized by a temper
ature and pressure. A dimensionless pressure parameter p is formed from a
combination of the sphere radius\, the temperature\, and the pressure of t
he environment. Qualitatively different average properties of the sphere p
acking are controlled by this dimensionless pressure: a 'disordered' gas p
hase at small p and an 'ordered' crystalline phase at large p. Since all (
nonintersecting) sphere configurations are isoenergetic\, the mechanism fo
r crystalline ordering\, called 'order by disorder'\, is purely entropic i
n nature. Sphere packings having the highest possible density correspond t
o the limit of infinite p.\n\nIn addition to providing a physicist's intui
tion on the existence of phases in the hard sphere system\, this tutorial
talk will also touch on topics of mathematical interest. In the limit of m
any spheres (so 'magic number' effects are minimized)\, does statistical m
echanics distinguish among the different densest structures that arise in
three dimensions? In higher dimensions\, where much less is known\, might
we expect more than two phases\, or perhaps just a single phase?\n\nApplie
d Physics event page\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nApplied Ph
ysics / Physics Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150422T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150422T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150416T154312Z
LOCATION:Building 380\, Room 384-I
SUMMARY:One of the simplest models of statistical mechanics is a system of
identical hard sphere particles\, placed inside a box whose energy and vol
ume are free to fluctuate in response to an environment characterized by a
temperature and pressure. A dimensionless pressure parameter p is formed
from a combination of the sphere radius\, the temperature\, and the pressu
re of the environment. Qualitatively different average properties of the s
phere packing are controlled by this dimensionless pressure: a 'disordered
' gas phase at small p and an 'ordered' crystalline phase at large p. Sinc
e all (nonintersecting) sphere configurations are isoenergetic\, the mecha
nism for crystalline ordering\, called 'order by disorder'\, is purely ent
ropic in nature. Sphere packings having the highest possible density corre
spond to the limit of infinite p.\n\nIn addition to providing a physicist'
s intuition on the existence of phases in the hard sphere system\, this tu
torial talk will also touch on topics of mathematical interest. In the lim
it of many spheres (so 'magic number' effects are minimized)\, does statis
tical mechanics distinguish among the different densest structures that ar
ise in three dimensions? In higher dimensions\, where much less is known\,
might we expect more than two phases\, or perhaps just a single phase?\n
\nApplied Physics event page
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/applied-physicsphysics-c
olloquium-special-seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1488.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150417T160847Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nDistributed Estimation of Generalized Matrix Rank: E
fficient Algorithms and Lower Bounds\n\n\n\nFriday\, April 17\, 2015 - 1:0
0pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nYuchen Zhang (UC B
erkeley)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nWe study the following general
ized matrix rank estimation problem: given an n×n matrix and a constant c≥
0\, estimate the number of eigenvalues that are greater than c. In the dis
tributed setting\, the matrix of interest is the sum of m matrices held by
separate machines. We show that any deterministic algorithm solving this
problem must communicate Ω(n^2) bits\, which is order-equivalent to transm
itting the whole matrix. In contrast\, we propose a randomized algorithm t
hat communicates only O(n) bits. The upper bound is matched by an Ω(n) low
er bound on the randomized communication complexity. We demonstrate the pr
actical effectiveness of the proposed algorithm with some numerical experi
ments.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nYuchen Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate in computer scie
nce at University of California\, Berkeley. His research interests span ma
chine learning\, optimization and statistics. At Berkeley\, he works in th
e Statistical Artificial Intelligence Lab (SAIL) under the joint supervisi
on of Michael Jordan and Martin Wainwright. He obtained his MA in statisti
cs from Berkeley and received a BS in computer science from Tsinghua Unive
rsity.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nIT-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150417T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150417T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150417T160847Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:We study the following generalized matrix rank estimation problem:
given an n×n matrix and a constant c≥0\, estimate the number of eigenvalue
s that are greater than c. In the distributed setting\, the matrix of inte
rest is the sum of m matrices held by separate machines. We show that any
deterministic algorithm solving this problem must communicate Ω(n^2) bits\
, which is order-equivalent to transmitting the whole matrix. In contrast\
, we propose a randomized algorithm that communicates only O(n) bits. The
upper bound is matched by an Ω(n) lower bound on the randomized communicat
ion complexity. We demonstrate the practical effectiveness of the proposed
algorithm with some numerical experiments.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-distributed-est
imation-generalized-matrix-rank-efficient-algorithms-and-lower
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1489.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150417T161505Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSocial Learning in Decision-Making Groups\n\n\n\nFri
day\, April 24\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpea
ker: \n\nVivek Goyal (Boston University)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n
\nPeople have always been influenced by the opinions of their acquaintance
s. Increasingly\, through recommendations and ratings provided on all sort
s of goods and services\, people are also influenced by the opinions of pe
ople that are not even acquaintances. This ubiquity of the sharing of opin
ions has intensified the interest is the concept of herding (or informatio
nal cascades) introduced in 1992. While agents in most previous works have
only individualistic goals\, this talk focuses on social influence among
agents in two collaborative settings.\n\nWe consider agents that perform B
ayesian binary hypothesis testing and\, in addition to their private signa
ls\, observe the decisions of earlier-acting agents. In the first setting\
, each decision has its own corresponding Bayes risk. Each agent affects t
he minimum possible Bayes risk for subsequent agents\, so an agent may hav
e a mixed objective including her own Bayes risk and the Bayes risks of su
bsequent agents\; we demonstrate her tension between being informative to
other agents and being right in her own decisions\, and we show that she i
s more informative to others when she is open minded. In the second settin
g\, opinions are aggregated by voting\, and all agents aim to minimize the
Bayes risk of the team's decision. We show that social learning is futile
when the agents observe conditionally independent and identically distrib
uted private signals (but not merely conditionally independent private sig
nals) or when the agents require unanimity to make a decision. Our experim
ents with human subjects suggest that when opinions of people with equal q
ualities of information are aggregated by voting\, the ballots should be s
ecret. They have also raised questions about rationality and trust.\n\n\n
\n\nBio:\n\nVivek Goyal received the B.S. degree in mathematics and the B.
S.E. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Iowa\, where
he received the John Briggs Memorial Award for the top undergraduate acros
s all colleges. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engin
eering from the University of California\, Berkeley\, where he received th
e Eliahu Jury Award for outstanding achievement in systems\, communication
s\, control\, or signal processing. He was a Member of Technical Staff in
the Mathematics of Communications Research Department of Bell Laboratories
\, a Senior Research Engineer for Digital Fountain\, and the Esther and Ha
rold E. Edgerton Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT. He
is now on leave from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
of Boston University. He was an adviser to 3dim Tech\, Inc.\, and is now
with Google.\n\nDr. Goyal is a Fellow of the IEEE. He was awarded the 2002
IEEE Signal Processing Society Magazine Award\, an NSF CAREER Award\, and
the Best Paper Award at the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Image P
rocessing. Work he supervised won student best paper awards at the IEEE Da
ta Compression Conference in 2006 and 2011 and the IEEE Sensor Array and M
ultichannel Signal Processing Workshop in 2012 as well as four MIT thesis
awards. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of Foundations and Tren
ds and Signal Processing and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Banff In
ternational Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery. He
is a Technical Program Committee Co-chair of Sampling Theory and Applicat
ions 2015 and a permanent Conference Co-chair of the SPIE Wavelets and Spa
rsity conference series. He is a co-author of Foundations of Signal Proces
sing (Cambridge University Press\, 2014).\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloqu
ium\nIT-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150424T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150424T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150417T161605Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:People have always been influenced by the opinions of their acquain
tances. Increasingly\, through recommendations and ratings provided on all
sorts of goods and services\, people are also influenced by the opinions
of people that are not even acquaintances. This ubiquity of the sharing of
opinions has intensified the interest is the concept of herding (or infor
mational cascades) introduced in 1992. While agents in most previous works
have only individualistic goals\, this talk focuses on social influence a
mong agents in two collaborative settings.\n\nWe consider agents that perf
orm Bayesian binary hypothesis testing and\, in addition to their private
signals\, observe the decisions of earlier-acting agents. In the first set
ting\, each decision has its own corresponding Bayes risk. Each agent affe
cts the minimum possible Bayes risk for subsequent agents\, so an agent ma
y have a mixed objective including her own Bayes risk and the Bayes risks
of subsequent agents\; we demonstrate her tension between being informativ
e to other agents and being right in her own decisions\, and we show that
she is more informative to others when she is open minded. In the second s
etting\, opinions are aggregated by voting\, and all agents aim to minimiz
e the Bayes risk of the team's decision. We show that social learning is f
utile when the agents observe conditionally independent and identically di
stributed private signals (but not merely conditionally independent privat
e signals) or when the agents require unanimity to make a decision. Our ex
periments with human subjects suggest that when opinions of people with eq
ual qualities of information are aggregated by voting\, the ballots should
be secret. They have also raised questions about rationality and trust.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/it-forum-social-learning
-decision-making-groups
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1490.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150417T161740Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTBA\n\n\n\nFriday\, May 8\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nNadia Fawaz (Technicolor)\n\nAb
stract / Description: \n\n\n\nTBA\n\n\nConference\nGraduate\nSeminar / Col
loquium\nIT-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150508T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150508T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150508T173032Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:TBA
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-may-8
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1491.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150417T161920Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSub-optimality of the Han-Kobayashi region for the i
nterference channel: Remarks on computing regions expressed by auxiliaries
\n\n\n\nFriday\, May 15\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 20
2\n\nSpeaker: \n\nChandra Nair (CUHK)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nA
computable characterization of the capacity region for the two receiver i
nterference channel\, along with that of the two receiver broadcast channe
l\, constitute two of the most fundamental open questions in network infor
mation theory. A computable achievable region proposed by Han and Kobayash
i (1981) was the best-known achievable region and its optimality or sub-op
timality had not been established prior to this work. In this work\, we sh
ow that coding across time-slots can improve on Han-Kobayashi region (also
known as multi-letter inner bounds).\n\nThe talk will be mainly about the
various ideas and developments that eventually led to this result. It tou
ches upon various computational aspects of computable regions or in other
words\, the study of extremal auxiliaries.\n\nA similar result about Marto
n's achievable region for broadcast channels has not been found yet\; and
the difficulty lies precisely in the narrowing of extremal auxliaries\, al
though significant progress has been made in this direction in the past fe
w years.\n\nThis will be a whiteboard talk and though there is a rough out
line\, the talk can be steered by the audience.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nChandra N
air is an associate professor in the information engineering department at
The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Nair obtained his PhD and Masters at
Stanford University and his research hobbies involve knocking his head re
peatedly against boulders\, usually just for the fun of it.\n\n\nGraduate
\nSeminar / Colloquium\nIT-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150515T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150508T203108Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:A computable characterization of the capacity region for the two re
ceiver interference channel\, along with that of the two receiver broadcas
t channel\, constitute two of the most fundamental open questions in netwo
rk information theory. A computable achievable region proposed by Han and
Kobayashi (1981) was the best-known achievable region and its optimality o
r sub-optimality had not been established prior to this work. In this work
\, we show that coding across time-slots can improve on Han-Kobayashi regi
on (also known as multi-letter inner bounds).\n\nThe talk will be mainly a
bout the various ideas and developments that eventually led to this result
. It touches upon various computational aspects of computable regions or i
n other words\, the study of extremal auxiliaries.\n\nA similar result abo
ut Marton's achievable region for broadcast channels has not been found ye
t\; and the difficulty lies precisely in the narrowing of extremal auxliar
ies\, although significant progress has been made in this direction in the
past few years.\n\nThis will be a whiteboard talk and though there is a r
ough outline\, the talk can be steered by the audience.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-3
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1492.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150417T165603Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nMeditation Session\n\n\n\nFriday\, April 24\, 2015 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nTBA\n\nSpeaker: \n\nRegistration is requir
ed\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nGSEE is hosting a free 1-hour medita
tion session. Please register\; there are a limited number of spots availa
ble. First-come first-serve and affiliation with the EE department. If you
are interested\, please sign up here (expired). We will let you know by n
ext Wednesday\, 4/22/15.\n\n\nStudent Club Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, S
U IEEE\nGraduate\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150424T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150424T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20151116T203940Z
LOCATION:TBA
SUMMARY:GSEE is hosting a free 1-hour meditation session. Please register\;
there are a limited number of spots available. First-come first-serve and
affiliation with the EE department. If you are interested\, please sign u
p here (expired). We will let you know by next Wednesday\, 4/22/15.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/gsee-graduate-students-e
lectrical-engineering-event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1493.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150417T173403Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nvolleyball\n\n\n\nFriday\, April 17\, 2015 - 4:00pm
to 6:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard lawn\n\nSpeaker: \n\nstudent event\n\nAbst
ract / Description: \n\n\n\nHappy Spring Quarter!! The weather is beautifu
l\, so let's take advantage of it and play some volleyball! We'll set up v
olleyball nets on the grass outside of Packard—if you want to help set up\
, come at 3:45\, otherwise you can join us at 4 to play! If volleyball isn
't your thing\, you can still come and enjoy the sunshine with us!\n\nHope
fully we'll see you there!\n\n-------------\n\nMore about Fuse: ee.stanfor
d.edu/student-resources/student-organizations\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergr
aduate\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU IEEE
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150417T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150417T183000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150417T173403Z
LOCATION:Packard lawn
SUMMARY:Happy Spring Quarter!! The weather is beautiful\, so let's take adv
antage of it and play some volleyball! We'll set up volleyball nets on the
grass outside of Packard—if you want to help set up\, come at 3:45\, othe
rwise you can join us at 4 to play! If volleyball isn't your thing\, you c
an still come and enjoy the sunshine with us!\n\nHopefully we'll see you t
here!\n\n-------------\n\nMore about Fuse: ee.stanford.edu/student-resourc
es/student-organizations
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/fuse
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1498.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150420T140539Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nOnline Arms Race\n\n\n\nWednesday\, April 22\, 2015
- 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B01\n\nSpeaker: \n\nMikko Hypponen
(Chief Research Officer F-Secure)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThere
is an accelerating arms race going on in the online world. We have all ex
tended our lives from the real world to the online world. However\, our da
ta and our privacy is being threatened by attackers in the online world. W
e have to fight online criminals and online hacktivists. And - a bit surpr
isingly - we nowadays also have to fight online attacks that are originati
ng from governments. How did we end up to this situation? Where are we goi
ng next? And what should we do?\n\n\n\n\nMikko Hypponen is the Chief Resea
rch Officer of F-Secure in Finland. He has been working with computer secu
rity for 24 years and has fought the biggest malware outbreaks in the net.
He has written on his research for the New York Times\, Wired and Scienti
fic America. Mr. Hypponen has delivered the two most watched computer secu
rity talks on the internet.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nEE380 Com
puter Systems Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150422T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150422T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150420T140539Z
LOCATION:Gates B01
SUMMARY:There is an accelerating arms race going on in the online world. We
have all extended our lives from the real world to the online world. Howe
ver\, our data and our privacy is being threatened by attackers in the onl
ine world. We have to fight online criminals and online hacktivists. And -
a bit surprisingly - we nowadays also have to fight online attacks that a
re originating from governments. How did we end up to this situation? Wher
e are we going next? And what should we do?
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-online-arms-race
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1499.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150420T155023Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAging characterization of scaled Metal Gate / High-K
devices and its impact on CMOS circuit degradation\n\n\n\nFriday\, April
24\, 2015 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates 104\n\nSpeaker: \n\nAndre
as Kerber\, PhD (GLOBALFOUNDRIES)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTime-
zero variability and variability induced by device aging is a growing conc
ern for aggressively scaled transistor technologies with metal gate/high-k
stacks. Bias temperature instability (BTI) in PMOS and NMOS devices is co
nsidered the most dominant time-dependent variability contributor and need
s to be modeled using stochastic processes. The physical nature of the sto
chastic process is still under debate and to support model development eff
orts large statistical data sets are essential. In this presentation\, we
will focus on the characterization challenges related to the BTI process i
n large and small area CMOS devices and discuss how to obtain discrete SRA
M and logic device level data beyond 3s. We will further illustrate the im
pact of the stochastic variation on CMOS circuits like SRAM and ring-oscil
lators. Finally we will highlight opportunities for application of time-re
solved electrical characterization methods to improve the understanding of
novel devices.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nAndreas Kerber received his Diploma in ph
ysics from the University of Innsbruck\, Austria\, in 2001\, and a PhD in
electrical engineering from the TU-Darmstadt\, Germany\, with honors in 20
14. From 1999 – 2000 he was an intern at Bell Laboratories\, Lucent Techno
logies (Murray Hill\, NJ\, USA) working on the electrical characterization
of ultra-thin gate oxides. From 2001 to 2003\, he was the Infineon Techno
logies assignee to International SEMATECH at IMEC in Leuven\, Belgium\, wh
ere he was involved in the electrical characterization of alternative gate
dielectrics for sub-100 nm CMOS technologies. From 2004 to 2006\, he was
with the Reliability Methodology Department at Infineon Technologies in Mu
nich\, Germany\, responsible for the dielectric reliability qualification
of process technology transfers of 110 and 90 nm memory products. During t
hat time he developed a low-cost\, fast wafer-level data acquisition setup
for time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) testing with sub-ms time r
esolution. In 2006\, he joined AMD in Yorktown Heights\, NY\, and now is w
ith GLOBALFOUNDRIES in Malta\, NY\, working as a Principal Member of Techn
ical Staff on front-end-of-line (FEOL) reliability research with focus on
metal gate / high-k CMOS process technology\, advanced transistor architec
ture and device-to-circuit reliability correlation. Dr. Kerber has contrib
uted to more than 95 journal and conference publications and presented his
work at international conferences\, including the VLSI\, IEDM and IRPS. I
n addition\, he has presented tutorials on metal gate / high-k reliability
characterization at the IIRW and IRPS. Dr. Kerber has served as a technic
al program committee member for the SISC\, IRPS\, IEDM\, Infos and is a Se
nior Member of the IEEE.\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquiu
m
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150424T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150424T160000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150420T155023Z
LOCATION:Gates 104
SUMMARY:Time-zero variability and variability induced by device aging is a
growing concern for aggressively scaled transistor technologies with metal
gate/high-k stacks. Bias temperature instability (BTI) in PMOS and NMOS d
evices is considered the most dominant time-dependent variability contribu
tor and needs to be modeled using stochastic processes. The physical natur
e of the stochastic process is still under debate and to support model dev
elopment efforts large statistical data sets are essential. In this presen
tation\, we will focus on the characterization challenges related to the B
TI process in large and small area CMOS devices and discuss how to obtain
discrete SRAM and logic device level data beyond 3s. We will further illus
trate the impact of the stochastic variation on CMOS circuits like SRAM an
d ring-oscillators. Finally we will highlight opportunities for applicatio
n of time-resolved electrical characterization methods to improve the unde
rstanding of novel devices.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee-special-seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1503.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150421T140905Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSecurity using physical dynamics\n\n\n\nThursday\, A
pril 23\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nProfessor Suhas Diggavi (UCLA)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nIn thi
s talk\, we explore how physical resources and dynamics can be an enabler
in enhancing security. We illustrate this through results in two topics: w
ireless network security and security in cyber-physical systems.\n\nWirele
ss networks provide plentiful resources to construct security: the existen
ce of feedback (today part of all wireless standards)\; the possibility of
selecting and using multiple paths\; the smart use of wireless jamming\;
the wireless channel variability and unpredictability. Individually each o
f these properties has been identified as enabling security\, and interest
ing results over specific network topologies have been developed\, but we
do not yet have a unifying theory that links all of them together. In this
talk we describe our first steps on building such a framework for erasure
networks\, which capture many of the important characteristics\, but are
more tractable to analyze. We develop several results for interactive secu
rity for this model\, including group key generation\, message security\,
private message broadcasting and oblivious transfer. We will describe some
mechanisms that can create erasure channels starting from wireless physic
al channels. We will then describe our experience in validating some of th
ese results through preliminary experimental results on a test bed.\n\nCri
tical physical infrastructures\, such as electrical grids and water networ
ks etc.\, are increasingly controlled through a distributed cyber-systems
which make it vulnerable to attacks. For CPS security\, just protecting bi
ts is insufficient as sensor attacks can manipulate physical signals befor
e its conversion to bits\, rendering cyber-encryption ineffective. By draw
ing insights from error correction\, we develop defense strategies that ut
ilize the physical dynamics of CPS. We demonstrate this for the state esti
mation problem in the presence of attacks on sensors and actuators and cha
racterize the resilience of a system which corresponds to the maximum numb
er of attacks that can be tolerated while successfully reconstructing the
state from observations.\n\nThis talk is joint work with L. Czap\, C. Frag
ouli\, V. Prabhakaran\, S. Mishra. H. Fawzi\, Y. Shoukry\, N. Karamchandan
i and P. Tabuada. Some parts are also joint work with K. Argyraki\, B. Dey
and M. Mishra.\n\nRefreshments will be served after the talk.\n\n\nGradua
te\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150423T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150423T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150421T141038Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:In this talk\, we explore how physical resources and dynamics can b
e an enabler in enhancing security. We illustrate this through results in
two topics: wireless network security and security in cyber-physical syste
ms.\n\nWireless networks provide plentiful resources to construct security
: the existence of feedback (today part of all wireless standards)\; the p
ossibility of selecting and using multiple paths\; the smart use of wirele
ss jamming\; the wireless channel variability and unpredictability. Indivi
dually each of these properties has been identified as enabling security\,
and interesting results over specific network topologies have been develo
ped\, but we do not yet have a unifying theory that links all of them toge
ther. In this talk we describe our first steps on building such a framewor
k for erasure networks\, which capture many of the important characteristi
cs\, but are more tractable to analyze. We develop several results for int
eractive security for this model\, including group key generation\, messag
e security\, private message broadcasting and oblivious transfer. We will
describe some mechanisms that can create erasure channels starting from wi
reless physical channels. We will then describe our experience in validati
ng some of these results through preliminary experimental results on a tes
t bed.\n\nCritical physical infrastructures\, such as electrical grids and
water networks etc.\, are increasingly controlled through a distributed c
yber-systems which make it vulnerable to attacks. For CPS security\, just
protecting bits is insufficient as sensor attacks can manipulate physical
signals before its conversion to bits\, rendering cyber-encryption ineffec
tive. By drawing insights from error correction\, we develop defense strat
egies that utilize the physical dynamics of CPS. We demonstrate this for t
he state estimation problem in the presence of attacks on sensors and actu
ators and characterize the resilience of a system which corresponds to the
maximum number of attacks that can be tolerated while successfully recons
tructing the state from observations.\n\nThis talk is joint work with L. C
zap\, C. Fragouli\, V. Prabhakaran\, S. Mishra. H. Fawzi\, Y. Shoukry\, N.
Karamchandani and P. Tabuada. Some parts are also joint work with K. Argy
raki\, B. Dey and M. Mishra.\n\nRefreshments will be served after the talk
.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/isl-colloquium-security-
using-physical-dynamics
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1504.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150421T141714Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEnergy Efficiency: The Next Level\n\n\n\nThursday\,
April 23\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY2E2 300\n\nSpeaker: \n\n
Dian Grueneich (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nGovernor Brow
n and California's legislative leadership have called for a doubling of en
ergy savings in existing buildings through 2030. In order to achieve these
landmark goals and attract sufficient investment\, major innovations are
needed in energy efficiency policies\, markets\, and technology. This pres
entation summarizes a new initiative at Stanford University examining the
framework needed for this 'Next Level of EE' and a just released Stanford
draft report\, 'Challenges\, Opportunities\, and New Tools for The Next Le
vel of Energy Efficiency'. A particular focus of the presentation will be
the role of energy efficiency in a changing electric grid.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n
\nDian Grueneich is a nationally and internationally recognized energy exp
ert with over 35 years' experience. Her expertise covers energy efficiency
\, demand response\, smart grid\, renewable energy resources\, transmissio
n\, and climate change. She has extensive experience in all facets of ener
gy policy and regulation\, utilities\, market development and innovation\,
and key factors driving U.S. and global energy investments. Ms. Grueneich
was appointed Commissioner to the California Public Utility Commission in
2005 where she was lead commissioner in Energy Efficiency\, Demand Respon
se and Climate Change proceedings.\n\nIn May 2014\, she joined Stanford Un
iversity as a Senior Research Scholar with the Precourt Energy Efficiency
Center and the Shultz-Stephenson Energy Policy Task Force to spearhead an
increased focus of Stanford on state and regional energy issues\, particul
arly on regulatory policy governance and the next generation of energy eff
iciency. Ms. Grueneich holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center
and a B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University.\n\n\nGraduate\nSemin
ar / Colloquium\nSmartGrid
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150423T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150423T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150421T141714Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 300
SUMMARY:Governor Brown and California's legislative leadership have called
for a doubling of energy savings in existing buildings through 2030. In or
der to achieve these landmark goals and attract sufficient investment\, ma
jor innovations are needed in energy efficiency policies\, markets\, and t
echnology. This presentation summarizes a new initiative at Stanford Unive
rsity examining the framework needed for this 'Next Level of EE' and a jus
t released Stanford draft report\, 'Challenges\, Opportunities\, and New T
ools for The Next Level of Energy Efficiency'. A particular focus of the p
resentation will be the role of energy efficiency in a changing electric g
rid.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-seminar-energy
-efficiency-next-level
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1507.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150421T201904Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nHow to Work with Business People\n\n\n\nThursday\, A
pril 23\, 2015 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nAlan Chiu\, MSx '11 (Partner\, XSeed Capital)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nAs a startup founder your success depends largely on the strength
and diverse skill set of your team\, and whether you are able to work wit
h them effectively. Alan will highlight best practices in operating rhythm
between business people and engineers.\n\nAlan is a partner at XSeed Capi
tal and invests in seed-stage enterprise startups. He has 15 years of expe
rience in engineering and product management in enterprise IT companies. A
lan holds a BASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Universit
y of British Columbia\, as well as an MS in Management from the Stanford G
raduate School of Business\, where he was a Sloan Fellow focused on entrep
reneurship\, venture capital\, and mergers and acquisitions.\n\nThis event
is hosted by:Graduate Students in Electrical Engineering (GSEE)Graduate S
tudent Council (GSC)Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES)\n\nRSVP to At
tend\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nStudent Club Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU IE
EE
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150423T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150423T200000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150421T201904Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:As a startup founder your success depends largely on the strength a
nd diverse skill set of your team\, and whether you are able to work with
them effectively. Alan will highlight best practices in operating rhythm b
etween business people and engineers.\n\nAlan is a partner at XSeed Capita
l and invests in seed-stage enterprise startups. He has 15 years of experi
ence in engineering and product management in enterprise IT companies. Ala
n holds a BASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University
of British Columbia\, as well as an MS in Management from the Stanford Gra
duate School of Business\, where he was a Sloan Fellow focused on entrepre
neurship\, venture capital\, and mergers and acquisitions.\n\nThis event i
s hosted by:Graduate Students in Electrical Engineering (GSEE)Graduate Stu
dent Council (GSC)Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES)\n\nRSVP to Atte
nd
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/gsee-graduate-students-e
lectrical-engineering-event-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1508.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150421T201906Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nHow to Work with Business People\n\n\n\nThursday\, A
pril 23\, 2015 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nAlan Chiu\, MSx '11 (Partner\, XSeed Capital)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nAs a startup founder your success depends largely on the strength
and diverse skill set of your team\, and whether you are able to work wit
h them effectively. Alan will highlight best practices in operating rhythm
between business people and engineers.\n\nAlan is a partner at XSeed Capi
tal and invests in seed-stage enterprise startups. He has 15 years of expe
rience in engineering and product management in enterprise IT companies. A
lan holds a BASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Universit
y of British Columbia\, as well as an MS in Management from the Stanford G
raduate School of Business\, where he was a Sloan Fellow focused on entrep
reneurship\, venture capital\, and mergers and acquisitions.\n\nThis event
is hosted by:Graduate Students in Electrical Engineering (GSEE)Graduate S
tudent Council (GSC)Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES)\n\nRSVP to At
tend\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nStudent Club Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU IE
EE
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150423T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150423T200000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150421T201906Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:As a startup founder your success depends largely on the strength a
nd diverse skill set of your team\, and whether you are able to work with
them effectively. Alan will highlight best practices in operating rhythm b
etween business people and engineers.\n\nAlan is a partner at XSeed Capita
l and invests in seed-stage enterprise startups. He has 15 years of experi
ence in engineering and product management in enterprise IT companies. Ala
n holds a BASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University
of British Columbia\, as well as an MS in Management from the Stanford Gra
duate School of Business\, where he was a Sloan Fellow focused on entrepre
neurship\, venture capital\, and mergers and acquisitions.\n\nThis event i
s hosted by:Graduate Students in Electrical Engineering (GSEE)Graduate Stu
dent Council (GSC)Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES)\n\nRSVP to Atte
nd
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/gsee-graduate-students-e
lectrical-engineering-event-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1510.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150427T143433Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nPower / Performance Optimization for High-End Microp
rocessors\n\n\n\nThursday\, April 30\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue:
\n\nGates 415\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDavid J. O'Brien\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nA Classic ATE testing focuses on finding defective units and\, eli
minating them. This talk is about the good units that are left – Bin Split
101. There will be a discussion of manufacturing flow\, distributions\, a
nd optimizations using testing.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nDavid J. O'Brien is an In
tel Fellow in the Platform Engineering Group and the chief technologist fo
r the Manufacturing Development Organization at Intel Corporation. He is r
esponsible for silicon manufacturing development and system usage optimiza
tions\, and for fostering new business opportunities for Intel through pro
duct manufacturing systems and product definition.\n\nSince joining Intel
in 1989\, O'Brien has been a product development engineer dedicated to sil
icon manufacturing development that melds architecture\, design\, validati
on and reliability. His Intel career began with the 80960 family of microc
ontrollers\, followed by multiprocessor system cache memory and the Intel®
Pentium® Pro processor. He later turned his attention to the first and su
bsequent generations of the Pentium 4 family of processors. Most recently\
, O'Brien has focused his technical capabilities on the first and fourth g
enerations of Intel® Core™ processors. A principal engineer since 2000\, h
e has accrued extensive expertise in product bin splits\, platform implica
tions and product testing in high-volume manufacturing.\n\nO'Brien holds s
ix patents in the field of semiconductor testing and is frequently invited
to speak at industry events on the topic of semiconductor manufacturing a
nd testing. At Intel\, his contributions have been honored three times — i
n 2003\, 2004 and 2014 — with Intel Achievement Awards\, the company's hig
hest technical award.\n\nO'Brien holds a bachelor's degree in electrical e
ngineering from Arizona State University and is a member of the Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloqui
um
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150427T181529Z
LOCATION:Gates 415
SUMMARY:A Classic ATE testing focuses on finding defective units and\, elim
inating them. This talk is about the good units that are left – Bin Split
101. There will be a discussion of manufacturing flow\, distributions\, an
d optimizations using testing.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee-special-seminar-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1511.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150427T174642Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nThe Art of Sequential Optimization via Simulations\n
\n\n\nThursday\, April 30\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard
101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProfessor Rahul Jain (University of Southern Californi
a)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nI will talk about a natural framewor
k for simulation-based optimization and control of Markov decision process
(MDP) models. The idea is very simple: Replace the Bellman operator by it
s 'empirical' variant wherein Expectation is replaced by a sample average
approximation. This leads to a random Bellman operator in the dynamic prog
ramming equations. We introduce several notions of probabilistic fixed poi
nts of such random operators\, and show their asymptotic equivalence. We e
stablish convergence of empirical Value and Policy Iteration algorithms by
a stochastic dominance argument. The mathematical technique introduced is
useful for analyzing other iterated random operators (than just the empir
ical Bellman operator)\, and may also be useful in analyzing other algorit
hms for stochastic optimization. The idea can be generalized to asynchrono
us dynamic programming\, and is also useful for computing equilibria of ze
ro-sum stochastic games. Preliminary numerical results show better converg
ence rate and runtime performance than stochastic approximation/reinforcem
ent learning\, or any other commonly used schemes. I will end by talking a
bout Empirical Q-Value Iteration (EQVI)\, an alternative method for reinfo
rcement learning (RL) with better performance in practice than popular RL
algorithms.\n\nThis is joint work with Dileep Kalathil\, William Haskell a
nd Vivek Borkar.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nRahul Jain is the K. C. Dahlberg Early C
areer Chair and an Associate Professor in EE\, and by courtesy in CS & ISE
Departments at the University of Southern California\, Los Angeles\, CA.
He received his B.Tech from IIT Kanpur\, and an MA in Statistics and a PhD
in EECS from the University of California\, Berkeley. Prior to joining US
C in Fall 2008\, he was at the IBM T J Watson Research Center\, Yorktown H
eights\, NY. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award in 2010\, the ONR Y
oung Investigator award in 2012\, an IBM Faculty award in 2010\, the James
H. Zumberge Faculty Research and Innovation Award in 2009. His main inter
ests are in stochastic models\, statistical learning and game theory. Of l
ate\, he has also been working on statistical learning\, risk-aware stocha
stic optimization\, queueing theory and power system economics.\n\n\nGradu
ate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150427T181615Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:I will talk about a natural framework for simulation-based optimiza
tion and control of Markov decision process (MDP) models. The idea is very
simple: Replace the Bellman operator by its 'empirical' variant wherein E
xpectation is replaced by a sample average approximation. This leads to a
random Bellman operator in the dynamic programming equations. We introduce
several notions of probabilistic fixed points of such random operators\,
and show their asymptotic equivalence. We establish convergence of empiric
al Value and Policy Iteration algorithms by a stochastic dominance argumen
t. The mathematical technique introduced is useful for analyzing other ite
rated random operators (than just the empirical Bellman operator)\, and ma
y also be useful in analyzing other algorithms for stochastic optimization
. The idea can be generalized to asynchronous dynamic programming\, and is
also useful for computing equilibria of zero-sum stochastic games. Prelim
inary numerical results show better convergence rate and runtime performan
ce than stochastic approximation/reinforcement learning\, or any other com
monly used schemes. I will end by talking about Empirical Q-Value Iteratio
n (EQVI)\, an alternative method for reinforcement learning (RL) with bett
er performance in practice than popular RL algorithms.\n\nThis is joint wo
rk with Dileep Kalathil\, William Haskell and Vivek Borkar.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/isl-colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1512.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150427T182105Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nMinimally-Invasive Neural Interfaces: From Physical
Implants to Virtual Implants\n\n\n\nThursday\, April 30\, 2015 - 4:00pm to
5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDr. Maysam Chamanzar (UC
Berkeley)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe development of new neura
l technologies will revolutionize our understanding of the brain function
enabling us to mitigate nervous system disorders and also advance brain-ma
chine interfaces (BMIs).\n\nIn this talk\, I will first discuss our next g
eneration hybrid parylene-silicon implantable optrodes for neural recordin
g and stimulation. Benefiting from the best of both silicon and polymer ma
terial properties\, these probes have greater than ten times the density a
nd are two orders of magnitude more compliant than the state of the art\,
exerting minimal tissue damage and tethering forces while still providing
full-volume cortical sampling. I will also introduce a novel parylene-in-p
arylene (PiP) photonics platform that can be monolithically integrated wit
h our probes for high-resolution optogenetic stimulation.\n\nI will also t
ouch upon a recent radical complementary approach we have devised to guide
and steer light in the brain for targeted optogenetic stimulation. In thi
s method\, we use non-invasive ultrasound to effectively guide and steer l
ight without physically implanting either a waveguide or a light source. T
o reach brain structures >2 mm deep\, we are developing tetherless upconve
rting nanocrystal light bulbs that absorb guided near-infrared light and e
mit visible light to locally stimulate opsins.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nDr. Maysam
Chamanzar is currently a postdoc research associate with the EECS departm
ent at UC Berkeley. His current research is on developing novel electro-ac
ousto-optic neural interfaces for large-scale high-resolution electrophysi
ology and distributed optogenetic stimulation.Maysam received his Ph.D. in
Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2012. His disser
tation on developing novel hybrid plasmonic-photonic on-chip biochemical s
ensors received the Sigma Xi best Ph.D. thesis award in 2013.\n\nMaysam ha
s published more than 25 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers and h
e holds three pending patents. He is the recipient of a number of awards i
ncluding the SPIE research excellence award and GTRIC innovation award\, a
nd the finalist for the OSA Emil Wolf best paper award and Edison innovati
on award.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSystemX
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150429T144622Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:The development of new neural technologies will revolutionize our u
nderstanding of the brain function enabling us to mitigate nervous system
disorders and also advance brain-machine interfaces (BMIs).\n\nIn this tal
k\, I will first discuss our next generation hybrid parylene-silicon impla
ntable optrodes for neural recording and stimulation. Benefiting from the
best of both silicon and polymer material properties\, these probes have g
reater than ten times the density and are two orders of magnitude more com
pliant than the state of the art\, exerting minimal tissue damage and teth
ering forces while still providing full-volume cortical sampling. I will a
lso introduce a novel parylene-in-parylene (PiP) photonics platform that c
an be monolithically integrated with our probes for high-resolution optoge
netic stimulation.\n\nI will also touch upon a recent radical complementar
y approach we have devised to guide and steer light in the brain for targe
ted optogenetic stimulation. In this method\, we use non-invasive ultrasou
nd to effectively guide and steer light without physically implanting eith
er a waveguide or a light source. To reach brain structures >2 mm deep\, w
e are developing tetherless upconverting nanocrystal light bulbs that abso
rb guided near-infrared light and emit visible light to locally stimulate
opsins.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/systemx-seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1513.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150427T210735Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSocial Learning in Decision-Making Groups\n\n\n\nFri
day\, May 1\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker
: \n\nProfessor Vivek Goyal (Boston University)\n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nPeople have always been influenced by the opinions of their acqua
intances. Increasingly\, through recommendations and ratings provided on a
ll sorts of goods and services\, people are also influenced by the opinion
s of people that are not even acquaintances. This ubiquity of the sharing
of opinions has intensified the interest is the concept of herding (or inf
ormational cascades) introduced in 1992. While agents in most previous wor
ks have only individualistic goals\, this talk focuses on social influence
among agents in two collaborative settings.\n\nWe consider agents that pe
rform Bayesian binary hypothesis testing and\, in addition to their privat
e signals\, observe the decisions of earlier-acting agents. In the first s
etting\, each decision has its own corresponding Bayes risk. Each agent af
fects the minimum possible Bayes risk for subsequent agents\, so an agent
may have a mixed objective including her own Bayes risk and the Bayes risk
s of subsequent agents\; we demonstrate her tension between being informat
ive to other agents and being right in her own decisions\, and we show tha
t she is more informative to others when she is open minded. In the second
setting\, opinions are aggregated by voting\, and all agents aim to minim
ize the Bayes risk of the team's decision. We show that social learning is
futile when the agents observe conditionally independent and identically
distributed private signals (but not merely conditionally independent priv
ate signals) or when the agents require unanimity to make a decision. Our
experiments with human subjects suggest that when opinions of people with
equal qualities of information are aggregated by voting\, the ballots shou
ld be secret. They have also raised questions about rationality and trust.
\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nVivek Goyal received the B.S. degree in mathematics and
the B.S.E. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Iowa\,
where he received the John Briggs Memorial Award for the top undergraduate
across all colleges. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical
engineering from the University of California\, Berkeley\, where he recei
ved the Eliahu Jury Award for outstanding achievement in systems\, communi
cations\, control\, or signal processing. He was a Member of Technical Sta
ff in the Mathematics of Communications Research Department of Bell Labora
tories\, a Senior Research Engineer for Digital Fountain\, and the Esther
and Harold E. Edgerton Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at MI
T. He is now on leave from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engin
eering of Boston University. He was an adviser to 3dim Tech\, Inc.\, and i
s now with Google.\n\nDr. Goyal is a Fellow of the IEEE. He was awarded th
e 2002 IEEE Signal Processing Society Magazine Award\, an NSF CAREER Award
\, and the Best Paper Award at the 2014 IEEE International Conference on I
mage Processing. Work he supervised won student best paper awards at the I
EEE Data Compression Conference in 2006 and 2011 and the IEEE Sensor Array
and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop in 2012 as well as four MIT t
hesis awards. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of Foundations an
d Trends and Signal Processing and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Ba
nff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discove
ry. He is a Technical Program Committee Co-chair of Sampling Theory and Ap
plications 2015 and a permanent Conference Co-chair of the SPIE Wavelets a
nd Sparsity conference series. He is a co-author of Foundations of Signal
Processing (Cambridge University Press\, 2014).\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / C
olloquium\nIT-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150501T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150501T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150427T210735Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:People have always been influenced by the opinions of their acquain
tances. Increasingly\, through recommendations and ratings provided on all
sorts of goods and services\, people are also influenced by the opinions
of people that are not even acquaintances. This ubiquity of the sharing of
opinions has intensified the interest is the concept of herding (or infor
mational cascades) introduced in 1992. While agents in most previous works
have only individualistic goals\, this talk focuses on social influence a
mong agents in two collaborative settings.\n\nWe consider agents that perf
orm Bayesian binary hypothesis testing and\, in addition to their private
signals\, observe the decisions of earlier-acting agents. In the first set
ting\, each decision has its own corresponding Bayes risk. Each agent affe
cts the minimum possible Bayes risk for subsequent agents\, so an agent ma
y have a mixed objective including her own Bayes risk and the Bayes risks
of subsequent agents\; we demonstrate her tension between being informativ
e to other agents and being right in her own decisions\, and we show that
she is more informative to others when she is open minded. In the second s
etting\, opinions are aggregated by voting\, and all agents aim to minimiz
e the Bayes risk of the team's decision. We show that social learning is f
utile when the agents observe conditionally independent and identically di
stributed private signals (but not merely conditionally independent privat
e signals) or when the agents require unanimity to make a decision. Our ex
periments with human subjects suggest that when opinions of people with eq
ual qualities of information are aggregated by voting\, the ballots should
be secret. They have also raised questions about rationality and trust.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-4
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1514.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150427T211041Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nPower and Sensor Semiconductors Drive Automotive App
lications\n\n\n\nThursday\, May 7\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\n
Packard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDr. Hans Stork (ON Semiconductor)\n\nAbstract
/ Description: \n\n\n\nCars are increasingly driven by electronics to redu
ce human error\, improve traffic flow and to meet environmental regulation
s. The semiconductor components that enable this functionality range from
medium voltage discretes replacing relays to integrated\, high-voltage mot
or drivers with re-programmability at high temperature. In this talk we wi
ll review the technology trends underlying the improvements in power discr
etes\, such as IGBTs and GaN HEMT devices\, the scaling trends and integra
tion needs of high-voltage BCD CMOS flows\, as well as the adjacent assemb
ly challenges of power devices and power integrated modules.\n\n\n\n\nBio:
\n\nDr. Hans Stork is Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (
CTO) at ON Semiconductor. He oversees the development of wafer process tec
hnologies\, modeling and design kits\, intellectual property (IP) librarie
s\, as well as packaging technologies and assembly support. Prior to ON Se
miconductor\, he served as CTO of Texas Instruments and of the Silicon Sys
tems Group at Applied Materials. Before these executive roles\, Dr. Stork
had various R&D and management positions at Hewlett Packard Laboratories a
nd at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center. Dr. Stork serves on the superviso
ry board of ASML\, is a member of the Scientific Advisory board at IMEC\,
and has previously served on the boards of Sematech and the SRC. He is als
o a longstanding member of the SIA Technology Strategy Committee. He autho
red more than 100 cited papers and holds 11 U.S. patents. He was elected I
EEE Fellow in 1994\, and served on several IEEE sponsored conference progr
am committees. He currently chairs the IEEE A. Grove Technical Field Award
committee and is vice-chair of the Technical Field Awards council. Dr. St
ork was born in Soest\, The Netherlands\, and received the Ingenieur degre
e in electrical engineering (EE) from Delft University of Technology\, Del
ft\, The Netherlands\, and holds a PhD in EE from Stanford University.\n\n
\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSystemX
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150507T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150507T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150429T150328Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Cars are increasingly driven by electronics to reduce human error\,
improve traffic flow and to meet environmental regulations. The semicondu
ctor components that enable this functionality range from medium voltage d
iscretes replacing relays to integrated\, high-voltage motor drivers with
re-programmability at high temperature. In this talk we will review the te
chnology trends underlying the improvements in power discretes\, such as I
GBTs and GaN HEMT devices\, the scaling trends and integration needs of hi
gh-voltage BCD CMOS flows\, as well as the adjacent assembly challenges of
power devices and power integrated modules.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/systemx-seminar-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1515.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150427T220108Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nKnowledge Vault and Knowledge-Based Trust\n\n\n\nWed
nesday\, April 29\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B01\n\nSpe
aker: \n\nXin Luna Dong (Google)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nIn thi
s talk we describe our knowledge extraction and fusion efforts at Google\,
including the Knowledge Vault project and the Knowledge-based Trust proje
ct. We use 15 extractors to periodically extract knowledge from 1B+ Webpag
es. The results are 3B+ distinct (subject\, predicate\, object) knowledge
triples. Errors can creep in at every stage in this process\, both from er
roneous data provided by the Web sources and from mistakes made by the ext
ractors. As a result\, only about 20% of the extracted triples are correct
.\n\nWe adapt state-of-the-art data fusion techniques to solve the knowled
ge fusion problem. By leveraging the collective wisdom from different extr
actors and from different Web sources\, we are able to compute well-calibr
ated probabilities for the correctness of each triple as well as the corre
ctness of extractions. In addition\, we are able to compute trustworthines
s for 119M webpages and 5.6M websites. We discuss our observations and pro
vide insights on future research directions.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nXin Luna Don
g is a Senior Research Scientist at Google Inc. She is one of the major co
ntributors for the Knowledge Vault project\, and has led the Knowledge-bas
ed Trust project\, the Solomon data fusion project\, and the Semex persona
l data management project. She has co-authored a book\, 'Big Data Integrat
ion'\, published over 50 papers in top conferences and journals\, given ov
er 10 tutorials\, and got the Best Demo award in Sigmod 2005. She is the P
C co-chair for WAIM 2015 and has served as an area chair for Sigmod 2015\,
ICDE 2013\, and CIKM 2011.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nEE380 Com
puter Systems Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150429T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150429T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150427T220108Z
LOCATION:Gates B01
SUMMARY:In this talk we describe our knowledge extraction and fusion effort
s at Google\, including the Knowledge Vault project and the Knowledge-base
d Trust project. We use 15 extractors to periodically extract knowledge fr
om 1B+ Webpages. The results are 3B+ distinct (subject\, predicate\, objec
t) knowledge triples. Errors can creep in at every stage in this process\,
both from erroneous data provided by the Web sources and from mistakes ma
de by the extractors. As a result\, only about 20% of the extracted triple
s are correct.\n\nWe adapt state-of-the-art data fusion techniques to solv
e the knowledge fusion problem. By leveraging the collective wisdom from d
ifferent extractors and from different Web sources\, we are able to comput
e well-calibrated probabilities for the correctness of each triple as well
as the correctness of extractions. In addition\, we are able to compute t
rustworthiness for 119M webpages and 5.6M websites. We discuss our observa
tions and provide insights on future research directions.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1516.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150427T221432Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nFluorescence Lifetime Spectroscopy and Imaging for B
iomedical Diagnostics\n\n\n\nThursday\, April 30\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm
\n\nVenue: \n\nPhysics & Astrophysics Building (HEPL) Rm 102/103\n\nSpeake
r: \n\nProfessor Laura Marcu (UC Davis)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n
\nFluorescence measurements can provide information about changes in the b
iochemical\, functional and structural characteristics of fluorescent bio-
molecular complexes in tissues and cells (e.g. structural proteins\, enzym
e metabolic co-factors\, lipid components\, and porphyrins). Typically\, t
hese changes are a result of either pathological transformations or therap
eutic interventions. We research the development of instrumentation that u
tilizes label-free fluorescence lifetime contrast to detect and evaluate t
hese molecular changes in vivo in patients and methodologies conducive to
near-real time diagnosis of tissue pathologies. This presentation overview
s clinically-compatible multispectral fluorescence lifetime imaging techni
ques developed in our laboratory and their ability to operate as stand-alo
ne diagnostic devices\, integrated in a biopsy needle and in conjunction w
ith the da Vinci surgical robot. We present pre-clinical and clinical stud
ies in patients that demonstrate the potential of these techniques for int
raoperative assessment of brain tumors and head and neck cancer and intrav
ascular evaluation of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Current resu
lts demonstrate that intrinsic fluorescence signals can provide useful con
trast for delineation distinct types of tissues including tumors intraoper
atively. Challenges and solutions in the clinical implementation of these
techniques are discussed.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nLaura Marcu is Professor of Bio
medical Engineering and Neurological Surgery at University of California a
t Davis. She received her doctorate degree in biomedical engineering in 19
98 from the University of Southern California\, Los Angeles. Prior of join
ing UC Davis in 2006 she served as the Director of the Biophotonics Resear
ch Laboratory at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and was a Rese
arch Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics and Biom
edical Engineering at the University of Southern California. Her research
interests include the development of fluorescence-based instrumentation an
d methodologies which enable studies of the molecular\, metabolic and morp
hologic changes in living systems ranging from biological cells and animal
models of human diseases to human patients. Her applied research has targ
eted solutions for main societal problems including the atherosclerotic ca
rdiovascular disease and cancer. She is an associate editor for Biomedical
Optics Express and an elected Fellow of OSA\, SPIE\, AIMBE\, and BMES.\n
\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nOptics and Electronics Seminar
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150427T221432Z
LOCATION:Physics & Astrophysics Building (HEPL) Rm 102/103
SUMMARY:Fluorescence measurements can provide information about changes in
the biochemical\, functional and structural characteristics of fluorescent
bio-molecular complexes in tissues and cells (e.g. structural proteins\,
enzyme metabolic co-factors\, lipid components\, and porphyrins). Typicall
y\, these changes are a result of either pathological transformations or t
herapeutic interventions. We research the development of instrumentation t
hat utilizes label-free fluorescence lifetime contrast to detect and evalu
ate these molecular changes in vivo in patients and methodologies conduciv
e to near-real time diagnosis of tissue pathologies. This presentation ove
rviews clinically-compatible multispectral fluorescence lifetime imaging t
echniques developed in our laboratory and their ability to operate as stan
d-alone diagnostic devices\, integrated in a biopsy needle and in conjunct
ion with the da Vinci surgical robot. We present pre-clinical and clinical
studies in patients that demonstrate the potential of these techniques fo
r intraoperative assessment of brain tumors and head and neck cancer and i
ntravascular evaluation of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Current
results demonstrate that intrinsic fluorescence signals can provide usefu
l contrast for delineation distinct types of tissues including tumors intr
aoperatively. Challenges and solutions in the clinical implementation of t
hese techniques are discussed.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/osa-special-seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1517.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150428T205046Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSoft costs in PV installations\n\n\n\nTuesday\, Apri
l 28\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\n540-108 (Blume Earthquake Cen
ter)\n\nSpeaker: \n\nKareem Dabbagh (Aurora Solar)\n\nAbstract / Descripti
on: \n\n\n\nBoS components are a necessary part of PV systems and can make
or break your bottom line. As costs of hardware like modules and inverter
s has come down in recent years\, the industry has shifted to a heavy focu
s on reducing 'soft costs'\, part of which includes optimizing BoS compone
nt design and selection to improve operational efficiency. Much of the des
ign and optimization of BoS components can be automated using software pla
tforms like Aurora. The future potential in the solar industry to improve
operational efficiency\, reduce soft costs\, and lower the overall turnkey
costs of installing PV systems is enormous. This will continue to drive o
ut fossil fuels and traditional energy with clean and efficient renewable
power systems.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nKareem holds a bachelor's degree in physic
s from New Mexico Tech\, and recently completed a European master degree i
n renewable energy engineering. Kareem started his career in solar at Sola
rCity in 2007\, where he managed the residential engineering team for 3 ye
ars while also working on commercial system design. In 2011\, he joined Su
nrun to oversee PV system design and installation best practices for all S
unrun partners\, as well as manage Sunrun's supply chain and equipment str
ategy. Kareem is currently working with Aurora Solar to create cloud-based
PV sales and engineering software.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150428T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150428T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150428T205046Z
LOCATION:540-108 (Blume Earthquake Center)
SUMMARY:BoS components are a necessary part of PV systems and can make or b
reak your bottom line. As costs of hardware like modules and inverters has
come down in recent years\, the industry has shifted to a heavy focus on
reducing 'soft costs'\, part of which includes optimizing BoS component de
sign and selection to improve operational efficiency. Much of the design a
nd optimization of BoS components can be automated using software platform
s like Aurora. The future potential in the solar industry to improve opera
tional efficiency\, reduce soft costs\, and lower the overall turnkey cost
s of installing PV systems is enormous. This will continue to drive out fo
ssil fuels and traditional energy with clean and efficient renewable power
systems.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/soft-costs-pv-installati
ons
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1521.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150430T184526Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nUndergraduate study night\n\n\n\nWednesday\, May 6\,
2015 - 8:00pm to 11:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 318\n\nSpeaker: \n\nNA\n\n
Abstract / Description: \n\n\n\nStudy night every Wednesday night during s
pring quarter – pizza or similar is usually provided.\n\nFuse is a student
group for undergraduates in the EE department. View student organizations
related to EE.\n\n\n\n\n\nStudent Club Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU I
EEE\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150506T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150506T230000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150430T184526Z
LOCATION:Packard 318
SUMMARY:Study night every Wednesday night during spring quarter – pizza or
similar is usually provided.\n\nFuse is a student group for undergraduates
in the EE department. View student organizations related to EE.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/fuse-study-night
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1522.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150430T185919Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSocializing\n\n\n\nFriday\, May 1\, 2015 - 5:00pm to
6:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllenX Patio\n\nSpeaker: \n\nNA\n\nAbstract / Descri
ption: \n\n\n\nJoin us for our very social HappEE Hour – We will be having
hot dogs and pizza this week\, as well as an assortment of beverages. Ple
ase bring proof of age (21+) if you plan on drinking alcohol.\n\n \n\n- GS
EE\n\nGSEE is a graduate student group. View student organizations related
to EE.\n\n\n\n\n\nStudent Club Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU IEEE\nGra
duate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150501T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150501T180000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150430T185919Z
LOCATION:AllenX Patio
SUMMARY:Join us for our very social HappEE Hour – We will be having hot dog
s and pizza this week\, as well as an assortment of beverages. Please brin
g proof of age (21+) if you plan on drinking alcohol.\n\n \n\n- GSEE\n\nGS
EE is a graduate student group. View student organizations related to EE.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/gsee-happee-hour-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1523.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150430T190327Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nvolleyball\n\n\n\nFriday\, May 1\, 2015 - 5:00pm to
6:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard lawn\n\nSpeaker: \n\nNA\n\nAbstract / Descrip
tion: \n\n\n\nJoin us this Friday (May 1st) for fun\, food\, popsicles and
volleyball on the patio in front of Packard!\n\nPlease RSVP here\n\n \n\n
See you there!\n\n- Fuse\n\n\n\n\n\nStudent Club Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FU
SE\, SU IEEE\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150501T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150501T180000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150430T190327Z
LOCATION:Packard lawn
SUMMARY:Join us this Friday (May 1st) for fun\, food\, popsicles and volley
ball on the patio in front of Packard!\n\nPlease RSVP here\n\n \n\nSee you
there!\n\n- Fuse
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/fuse-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1524.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150501T140831Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nLarge scale\, real-time stream processing using Spar
k Streaming\n\n\n\nFriday\, May 1\, 2015 - 7:05am to 8:05am\n\nVenue: \n\n
Mechanical Engineering\, Rm 530-127\n\nSpeaker: \n\nTathagata Das (Databri
cks)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nSpark Streaming is a extension to
the Spark cluster computing framework that enables high-speed\, fault-tole
rant stream processing. It provides a new programming model called 'discre
tized streams' which allows one to express complex distributed stream proc
essing algorithm using simple\, functional\, batch-like operators. It make
s it easy to apply windows on streams\, join streams with static datasets\
, join streams with other streams. Furthermore\, since it is built on the
Spark processing engine\, it allows developers to seamlessly other computa
tion models - streaming machine learning algorithms\, streaming combined w
ith data frames\, streaming combined with ad hoc SQL queries\, etc. We wil
l also discuss how we can combine other data ingestion tools like Kafka an
d Kinesis to build a scalable\, distributed stream processing pipeline.\n
\n\n\n\n\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150501T070500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150501T080500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150501T140831Z
LOCATION:Mechanical Engineering\, Rm 530-127
SUMMARY:Spark Streaming is a extension to the Spark cluster computing frame
work that enables high-speed\, fault-tolerant stream processing. It provid
es a new programming model called 'discretized streams' which allows one t
o express complex distributed stream processing algorithm using simple\, f
unctional\, batch-like operators. It makes it easy to apply windows on str
eams\, join streams with static datasets\, join streams with other streams
. Furthermore\, since it is built on the Spark processing engine\, it allo
ws developers to seamlessly other computation models - streaming machine l
earning algorithms\, streaming combined with data frames\, streaming combi
ned with ad hoc SQL queries\, etc. We will also discuss how we can combine
other data ingestion tools like Kafka and Kinesis to build a scalable\, d
istributed stream processing pipeline.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/isl-colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1525.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150504T150002Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEE Commencement Ceremony\n\n\n\nSunday\, June 14\, 2
015 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nMed School Alumni Lawn\n\nSpeaker:
\n\nAbbas El Gamal\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe Electrical Engin
eering Commencement Ceremony is Sunday\, June 14\, 2015. For details\, ple
ase visit ee.stanford.edu/academics/commencement\n\nProgram12:00 - 1:00pm:
Light lunch (vegetarian options are available)\, Medical School Dean's La
wn. The Dean's Lawn is located at the corner of Campus Drive West and Roth
Way\, next to the James H. Clark Center.1:00pm: Students and faculty line
-up behind Fairchild Center1:30pm: Ceremony\, Medical School Alumni Lawn.
The Alumni Lawn is located on Campus Drive West\, between the James H. Cla
rk Center and the Li Ka Shing Center (around the corner from the Dean's La
wn).3:00pm: Reception\, Medical School Dean's Lawn\n\nThe reception immedi
ately follows the ceremony. Please join us for cookies and punch.\n\n\nStu
dent Club Activity\nGraduate\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150614T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150614T160000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150504T150527Z
LOCATION:Med School Alumni Lawn
SUMMARY:The Electrical Engineering Commencement Ceremony is Sunday\, June 1
4\, 2015. For details\, please visit ee.stanford.edu/academics/commencemen
t\n\nProgram12:00 - 1:00pm: Light lunch (vegetarian options are available)
\, Medical School Dean's Lawn. The Dean's Lawn is located at the corner of
Campus Drive West and Roth Way\, next to the James H. Clark Center.1:00pm
: Students and faculty line-up behind Fairchild Center1:30pm: Ceremony\, M
edical School Alumni Lawn. The Alumni Lawn is located on Campus Drive West
\, between the James H. Clark Center and the Li Ka Shing Center (around th
e corner from the Dean's Lawn).3:00pm: Reception\, Medical School Dean's L
awn\n\nThe reception immediately follows the ceremony. Please join us for
cookies and punch.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/department/ee-commencement-cerem
ony
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1526.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150504T151337Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nStorage Industry Current and Future Trends Challenge
s of Deploying Storage Infrastructure at Scale\n\n\n\nWednesday\, May 6\,
2015 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B01\n\nSpeaker: \n\nRuss McElr
oy and Farid Yavari (ebay)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nIn this tal
k we explore the different trends in modern storage architecture and chall
enges of deploying storage solutions at scale. The talk covers current and
future storage media technologies as well as a view into the storage infr
astructure for hyper-scale companies.\n\nThe paradigm of storage has and w
ill continue to shift in even more dramatic ways in the next few years as
NAND advances and storage class memory comes onto the scene.\n\nNow is the
time for infrastructure providers\, suppliers and developers to plan for
the all-digital data center by incorporating solid state storage technolog
y in even the most historically challenging areas.\n\nWe will address stor
age technology on the basis of Total Cost of Ownership ('TCO') inflection
points\, the legacy challenges around using flash as flash\, and how these
technology trends will be critical to scaling out data centers now and in
the future.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFarid Yavari is the Sr. Storage Architect for Gl
obal Platform and Infrastructure at eBay. Farid's decades of experience in
cludes architecting hyperscale storage solutions and deploying enterprise
class data center infrastructure at scale. Farid has been living in the Sa
n Francisco Bay Area since 1987\, where he started off his career as a sys
tems programmer. Over the years\, Farid has been actively sharing his view
s and experience with his peers by participating in University events and
industry forums. Farid and his team's involvement and contributions to the
storage community has earned eBay a number of industry awards\, and has e
stablished eBay as a technology leader and an industry influencer.\n\n \n
\n\n\nRuss McElroy is a Sr. Storage and Data Infrastructure Manager respon
sible for storage architecture\, strategy and vision for eBay Inc. includi
ng eBay Marketplaces and PayPal. He has 18+ years in e-commerce and paymen
ts DevOps. In previous roles\, he took on eBay's scaling challenges in sea
rch\, analytics and cloud environments. His current focus is on converging
all of eBay Inc.s storage intensive environments including big data and h
igh volume transactional workloads onto the cloud while leveraging open so
urce\, distributed ultra-dense storage\, flash and next generation storage
class memory. He has a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from UC D
avis.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nEE380 Computer Systems Colloqui
um
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150506T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150506T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150504T151443Z
LOCATION:Gates B01
SUMMARY:In this talk we explore the different trends in modern storage arch
itecture and challenges of deploying storage solutions at scale. The talk
covers current and future storage media technologies as well as a view int
o the storage infrastructure for hyper-scale companies.\n\nThe paradigm of
storage has and will continue to shift in even more dramatic ways in the
next few years as NAND advances and storage class memory comes onto the sc
ene.\n\nNow is the time for infrastructure providers\, suppliers and devel
opers to plan for the all-digital data center by incorporating solid state
storage technology in even the most historically challenging areas.\n\nWe
will address storage technology on the basis of Total Cost of Ownership (
'TCO') inflection points\, the legacy challenges around using flash as fla
sh\, and how these technology trends will be critical to scaling out data
centers now and in the future.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1527.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150504T174025Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nBounded Component Analysis: An Algorithmic Framework
for Blind Separation of Independent and Dependent Components\n\n\n\nThurs
day\, May 7\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker
: \n\nProfessor Alper Erdogan (Koc University) \n\nAbstract / Description:
\n\n\n\nBounded Component Analysis (BCA) is a recently introduced framewo
rk which can be considered as an extension of Independent Component Analys
is (ICA) for bounded magnitude signals. In BCA\, the boundedness of signal
s is exploited to replace independence assumption with a weaker ''domain s
eparability'' assumption. As a result BCA algorithms can be used to separa
te dependent as well as independent signals from their mixtures. In this t
alk\, I'll introduce a geometric approach for developing instantaneous and
convolutive BCA algorithms. Furthermore\, the potential benefits of the c
orresponding BCA algorithms are illustrated through different application
examples.\n\nThis is a joint work with Huseyin A. Inan.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nA
lper T\, Erdogan received his B.S.(93) in EE from Middle East Technical Un
iversity in Turkey\, M.S. (95) and Ph.D.(99) in EE from Stanford Universit
y. He worked as a principal research engineer in Globespan-Virata (formerl
y Excess Bandwidth) in Santa Clara CA during 1999-2001. In 2002\, he joine
d Electrical-Electronics Engineering Department of Koc University in Istan
bul\, Turkey where he is currently an associate professor. Dr. Erdogan ser
ved as an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing and
as a member of IEEE Signal Processing Theory and Methods Technical Committ
ee. He is a recipient of TUBITAK Encouragement Award\, Werner Von Siemens
Award and Turkish Academy of Sciences Outstanding Young Scholar Award.\n\n
\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150507T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150507T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150504T174113Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Bounded Component Analysis (BCA) is a recently introduced framework
which can be considered as an extension of Independent Component Analysis
(ICA) for bounded magnitude signals. In BCA\, the boundedness of signals
is exploited to replace independence assumption with a weaker ''domain sep
arability'' assumption. As a result BCA algorithms can be used to separate
dependent as well as independent signals from their mixtures. In this tal
k\, I'll introduce a geometric approach for developing instantaneous and c
onvolutive BCA algorithms. Furthermore\, the potential benefits of the cor
responding BCA algorithms are illustrated through different application ex
amples.\n\nThis is a joint work with Huseyin A. Inan.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/isl-colloquium-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1528.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150504T211616Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nIntroduction to First Solar Technology\n\n\n\nWednes
day\, May 6\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nSpeaker
: \n\nDr. Dirk N. Weiss (First Solar Inc.)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n
\n\nFirst Solar began in 1999 as a high-tech startup with a disruptive\, v
ery low-cost thin-film solar technology that is ideally suited for utility
-scale power plants in hot\, sunny environments. Today\, First Solar is mu
lti-billion US-dollar company\, with over 10GW of total installed capacity
worldwide. In my talk I will give an overview of First Solar's history\,
CdTe module technology\, powerplant designs\, and market segments. I will
discuss utility-scale photovoltaic energy cost in comparison to convention
al energy sources. No longer disadvantaged by a lower module power convers
ion efficiency as compared to multicrystalline silicon\, CdTe has unique p
erformance advantages that lead to a relatively higher energy yield.\n\n\n
\n\nBio:\n\nDr. Dirk Weiss is Senior Technologist at First Solar\, where h
e is responsible for techno-economic analysis of new technologies\, both w
ithin and beyond solar photovoltaics. Dirk studied physics\, received a do
ctorate in Materials Science from Max Planck Institute for Metals Research
in Stuttgart\, Germany\, and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Massachuset
ts Institute of Technology. His work experience spans both academia and in
dustry—ranging from a startup to a conglomerate (United Technologies Corp.
). His technical expertise includes renewable energy systems (photovoltaic
s\, fuel cells\, thermoelectric devices)\, nanotechnology\, and material c
haracterization.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nOptics and Electroni
cs Seminar
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150506T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150506T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150504T211616Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:First Solar began in 1999 as a high-tech startup with a disruptive\
, very low-cost thin-film solar technology that is ideally suited for util
ity-scale power plants in hot\, sunny environments. Today\, First Solar is
multi-billion US-dollar company\, with over 10GW of total installed capac
ity worldwide. In my talk I will give an overview of First Solar's history
\, CdTe module technology\, powerplant designs\, and market segments. I wi
ll discuss utility-scale photovoltaic energy cost in comparison to convent
ional energy sources. No longer disadvantaged by a lower module power conv
ersion efficiency as compared to multicrystalline silicon\, CdTe has uniqu
e performance advantages that lead to a relatively higher energy yield.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/osa-seminar-intro-first-
solar-technology
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1534.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150508T201521Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nData Center Computers: Modern challenges in CPU desi
gn\n\n\n\nWednesday\, May 13\, 2015 - 9:30am to 10:30am\n\nVenue: \n\nPack
ard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nRichard L. Sites (Google\, Inc.)\n\nAbstract / Des
cription: \n\n\n\nComputers used as datacenter servers have usage patterns
that differ substantially from those of desktop or laptop computers. We d
iscuss four key differences in usage and their first-order implications fo
r designing computers that are particularly well-suited as servers: data m
ovement\, thousands of transactions per second\, program isolation\, and m
easurement underpinnings.\n\nMaintaining high-bandwidth data movement requ
ires coordinated design decisions throughout the memory system\, instructi
on-issue system\, and even instruction set. Serving thousands of transacti
ons per second requires continuous attention to all sources of delay – cau
ses of long-latency transactions. Unrelated programs running on shared har
dware produce delay through undesired interference\; isolating programs fr
om one another needs further hardware help. And finally\, when running dat
acenter servers as a business it is vital to be able to observe and hence
decrease inefficiencies across dozens of layers of software and thousands
of interacting servers. There are myriad open research problems related to
these issues.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nDick Sites is a Senior Staff Engineer at G
oogle\, where he has worked for 10 years. He previously worked at Adobe Sy
stems\, Digital Equipment Corporation\, Hewlett-Packard\, Burroughs\, and
IBM. His accomplishments include co-architecting the DEC Alpha computers a
nd building various computer performance monitoring and tracing tools at t
he above companies. He also taught Computer Science for four years at UC/S
an Diego in the 1970s. His work at Google has included CPU disk and networ
k performance anomalies\, and web-page language detection. He currently wo
rks in the Google Translate group. Dr. Sites holds a PhD degree in Compute
r Science from Stanford and a BS degree in Mathematics from MIT. He also a
ttended the Master's program in Computer Science at UNC 1969-70. He holds
38 patents and is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.\n
\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150513T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150513T103000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150508T201521Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Computers used as datacenter servers have usage patterns that diffe
r substantially from those of desktop or laptop computers. We discuss four
key differences in usage and their first-order implications for designing
computers that are particularly well-suited as servers: data movement\, t
housands of transactions per second\, program isolation\, and measurement
underpinnings.\n\nMaintaining high-bandwidth data movement requires coordi
nated design decisions throughout the memory system\, instruction-issue sy
stem\, and even instruction set. Serving thousands of transactions per sec
ond requires continuous attention to all sources of delay – causes of long
-latency transactions. Unrelated programs running on shared hardware produ
ce delay through undesired interference\; isolating programs from one anot
her needs further hardware help. And finally\, when running datacenter ser
vers as a business it is vital to be able to observe and hence decrease in
efficiencies across dozens of layers of software and thousands of interact
ing servers. There are myriad open research problems related to these issu
es.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/data-center-computers-mo
dern-challenges-cpu-design
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1535.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150511T155517Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nMemories of Future and Space\n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 12
\, 2015 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nNVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Enginee
ring Center\n\nSpeaker: \n\nCharles Simonyi \n\nAbstract / Description: \n
\n\n\nStanford Engineering Hero Charles Simonyi\, co-creator of the first
WYSIWYG text editor and chief architect of Microsoft Word\, Excel and othe
r ubiquitous workplace tools.\n\nThe only two-time space tourist\, Simonyi
brings his passions for flight and engineering together for his talk\, 'M
emories of Future and Space.' He'll compare how the future looked in Silic
on Valley in the 1970s with what really happened\, and he'll contrast the
computer revolution with the progress in space as seen through his own exp
eriences.\n\nThe Stanford Engineering Heroes program recognizes the achiev
ements of Stanford engineers who have profoundly advanced the course of hu
man\, social and economic progress through engineering.\n\nPlease register
.\n\n\nStanford Engineering Heroes\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar /
Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150512T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150512T203000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150511T155556Z
LOCATION:NVIDIA Auditorium\, Huang Engineering Center
SUMMARY:Stanford Engineering Hero Charles Simonyi\, co-creator of the first
WYSIWYG text editor and chief architect of Microsoft Word\, Excel and oth
er ubiquitous workplace tools.\n\nThe only two-time space tourist\, Simony
i brings his passions for flight and engineering together for his talk\, '
Memories of Future and Space.' He'll compare how the future looked in Sili
con Valley in the 1970s with what really happened\, and he'll contrast the
computer revolution with the progress in space as seen through his own ex
periences.\n\nThe Stanford Engineering Heroes program recognizes the achie
vements of Stanford engineers who have profoundly advanced the course of h
uman\, social and economic progress through engineering.\n\nPlease registe
r.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/stanford-engineering-her
o-lecture
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1536.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150511T212748Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nTechnology and Innovation\n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 12\,
2015 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nJohny Sr
ouji (Apple)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nEver wonder what it would
be like to help change the world? Join us and meet people who do it every
day.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nJohny Srouji serves as vice president of Hardware Te
chnologies at Apple\, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. Johny leads all custom si
licon\, Storage and Batteries\, covering a wide range of devices and techn
ologies.\n\nJohny joined Apple in 2008 to lead development of Apple's firs
t custom system on a chip (SOC) processor\, the A4\, which was then follow
ed by A5\, A6\, A7 and A8 generation of SOC's.\n\nHe is responsible for ov
ersight and delivery of core HW technologies\, including batteries\, and b
reakthrough custom silicon in the areas of application processors\, storag
e controllers\, touch and sensors\, display silicon\, connectivity\, and o
ther chipsets powering many of Apple's industry- leading devices.\n\nPrior
to Apple\, Johny held senior positions at Intel and IBM in the area of pr
ocessor development and design. He earned both a bachelor's and master's d
egree in Computer Science from Technion\, Israel's Institute of Technology
.\n\n\nHosted by Stanford Computer Forum\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSem
inar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150512T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150512T180000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150511T212748Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Ever wonder what it would be like to help change the world? Join us
and meet people who do it every day.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/apple-info-session
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1537.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150511T215958Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nQFN based Packaging Concept for Millimeter-Wave Tran
sceivers\n\n\n\nFriday\, May 15\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAl
lenX Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProf. Thomas Zwick\n\nAbstract / Descripti
on: \n\n\n\nDuring the last years the speed and also the level of integrat
ion of monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) increased drastica
lly. Today's circuits are able to operate at frequencies up to the sub-mil
limeter-wave range (≥ 300 GHz) and combine highly sophisticated systems wi
thin one single chip (System on Chip\, SoC). These chips have to be encaps
ulated in packages or modules to make their features available for the cli
ents. Due to the fact that most of those systems require RF interconnectio
ns for external antennas or succeeding systems their packages have to fulf
ill very high requirements at machining and alignment as well as the used
packaging materials. For frequencies beyond 100 GHz this normally involves
high-quality but expensive and bulky waveguides and machined metal housin
gs. RF modules out of metal offer a very high quality but are very expensi
ve and result in a low level of integration. Due to the huge efforts for t
he creation of the packages\, the price for a module is no longer limited
by the inserted MMICs but by the packaging costs. To address a mass market
for MMICs operating in the high millimeter-wave range such metal modules
are not feasible and have to be replaced by cheaper packaging materials\,
which\, however\, come with a couple of additional problems. The plastic p
ackaging materials are quite lossy and the RF interconnection of such a pa
ckage is limited due to the lead and wire-bond inductances of approximatel
y 1 nH/mm\, which prohibit a frequency above 20 GHz.\n\nThis presentation
introduces the idea of a low-cost fully integrated surface-mountable milli
meter-wave radar sensor. Different packaging topologies are compared with
the potential of integrating the whole radar frontend together with the an
tennas into a single QFN (Quad-Flat-No-Lead) package. If no high frequency
RF interconnect on/off the package is necessary the standard plastic pack
ages come with another advantage\, which is their usability within low-cos
t Surface Mount Technologies (SMTs). A highly complex system in package (S
iP) can be picked and placed and finally soldered automatically onto the s
urface of a printed circuit board (PCB). This however makes it necessary t
o integrate the antenna together with the MMIC into a single package. In t
hat case only DC and baseband signals have to be conducted through the pac
kage-to-board interconnections and thus the requirements for these interco
nnections are greatly relaxed. Different options how a fully integrated mi
llimeter-wave system can be realized within a surface mountable package wi
ll be presented with measurements and different concepts for a low cost su
rface mountable 120GHz radar sensor in a QFN package will be compared. Fin
ally the complete system will be shown.\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Col
loquium\nSystemX
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150515T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150515T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150511T215958Z
LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:During the last years the speed and also the level of integration o
f monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) increased drastically.
Today's circuits are able to operate at frequencies up to the sub-millimet
er-wave range (≥ 300 GHz) and combine highly sophisticated systems within
one single chip (System on Chip\, SoC). These chips have to be encapsulate
d in packages or modules to make their features available for the clients.
Due to the fact that most of those systems require RF interconnections fo
r external antennas or succeeding systems their packages have to fulfill v
ery high requirements at machining and alignment as well as the used packa
ging materials. For frequencies beyond 100 GHz this normally involves high
-quality but expensive and bulky waveguides and machined metal housings. R
F modules out of metal offer a very high quality but are very expensive an
d result in a low level of integration. Due to the huge efforts for the cr
eation of the packages\, the price for a module is no longer limited by th
e inserted MMICs but by the packaging costs. To address a mass market for
MMICs operating in the high millimeter-wave range such metal modules are n
ot feasible and have to be replaced by cheaper packaging materials\, which
\, however\, come with a couple of additional problems. The plastic packag
ing materials are quite lossy and the RF interconnection of such a package
is limited due to the lead and wire-bond inductances of approximately 1 n
H/mm\, which prohibit a frequency above 20 GHz.\n\nThis presentation intro
duces the idea of a low-cost fully integrated surface-mountable millimeter
-wave radar sensor. Different packaging topologies are compared with the p
otential of integrating the whole radar frontend together with the antenna
s into a single QFN (Quad-Flat-No-Lead) package. If no high frequency RF i
nterconnect on/off the package is necessary the standard plastic packages
come with another advantage\, which is their usability within low-cost Sur
face Mount Technologies (SMTs). A highly complex system in package (SiP) c
an be picked and placed and finally soldered automatically onto the surfac
e of a printed circuit board (PCB). This however makes it necessary to int
egrate the antenna together with the MMIC into a single package. In that c
ase only DC and baseband signals have to be conducted through the package-
to-board interconnections and thus the requirements for these interconnect
ions are greatly relaxed. Different options how a fully integrated millime
ter-wave system can be realized within a surface mountable package will be
presented with measurements and different concepts for a low cost surface
mountable 120GHz radar sensor in a QFN package will be compared. Finally
the complete system will be shown.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/qfn-based-packaging-conc
ept-millimeter-wave-transceivers
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1538.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150511T220421Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nProject Loon: Internet connectivity for all\, from t
he stratosphere\n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 12\, 2015 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm\n\nVenue
: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nPascal Stang (Senior Engineer\, GoogleX)
\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nGoogleX's Project Loon is a network of
high-altitude balloons designed to provide internet connectivity to rural
and remote areas\, or where other infrastructure is impractical. Loon act
s as a standard LTE network for users\, allowing direct connection on the
ground using ordinary mobile handsets\, with an advanced network backbone
to trunk data back the terrestrial wired internet. We will discuss the cha
llenges of designing\, launching\, operating\, and maintaining the Loon fl
eet\, from engineering of balloons and electronics\, to communication syst
ems\, to modelling worldwide weather and wind patterns.\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle
Project Loon\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150512T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150512T203000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150511T220421Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:GoogleX's Project Loon is a network of high-altitude balloons desig
ned to provide internet connectivity to rural and remote areas\, or where
other infrastructure is impractical. Loon acts as a standard LTE network f
or users\, allowing direct connection on the ground using ordinary mobile
handsets\, with an advanced network backbone to trunk data back the terres
trial wired internet. We will discuss the challenges of designing\, launch
ing\, operating\, and maintaining the Loon fleet\, from engineering of bal
loons and electronics\, to communication systems\, to modelling worldwide
weather and wind patterns.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/general/project-loon-internet-co
nnectivity-all-stratosphere
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1539.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150511T224005Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nweekly EE undergrad study night\n\n\n\nWednesday\, M
ay 13\, 2015 - 8:00pm to 11:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 318\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nNA\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nStudy night in the Fuse room.\n\nF
ood is (often) served.\n\n\n\n\n\nEE STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS\n\n\nStudent Cl
ub Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU IEEE\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150513T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150513T230000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150511T224005Z
LOCATION:Packard 318
SUMMARY:Study night in the Fuse room.\n\nFood is (often) served.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/fuse-study-night-0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1540.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150511T224435Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nweekly EE undergrad study night\n\n\n\nWednesday\, M
ay 20\, 2015 - 8:00pm to 11:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 318\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nNA\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nStudy night in the Fuse room.\n\nF
ood is (often) served.\n\n\n\n\n\nEE STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS\n\n\nStudent Cl
ub Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU IEEE\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150520T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150520T230000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150511T224435Z
LOCATION:Packard 318
SUMMARY:Study night in the Fuse room.\n\nFood is (often) served.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/fuse-study-night-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1541.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150511T224605Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nweekly EE undergrad study night\n\n\n\nWednesday\, M
ay 27\, 2015 - 8:00pm to 11:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 318\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nNA\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nStudy night in the Fuse room.\n\nF
ood is (often) served.\n\n\n\n\n\nEE STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS\n\n\nStudent Cl
ub Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU IEEE\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150527T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150527T230000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150511T224605Z
LOCATION:Packard 318
SUMMARY:Study night in the Fuse room.\n\nFood is (often) served.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/fuse-study-night-2
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1542.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150511T225112Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nweekly EE undergrad study night\n\n\n\nWednesday\, J
une 3\, 2015 - 8:00pm to 11:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 318\n\nSpeaker: \n
\nNA\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nStudy night in the Fuse room.\n\nF
ood is (often) served.\n\n\n\n\n\nEE STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS\n\n\nStudent Cl
ub Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU IEEE\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150603T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150603T230000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150511T225112Z
LOCATION:Packard 318
SUMMARY:Study night in the Fuse room.\n\nFood is (often) served.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/fuse-study-night-3
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1543.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150512T170815Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nWhere the internet meets Hardware and the theme is S
mart House! \n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 23\, 2015 - 10:00am to 10:00pm\n\nVenue
: \n\nPackard Atrium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nNA\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n
\nThe Stanford internet of things club and Stanford Robotics is proud to p
resent the first Internet of Things Hackathon sponsored by google nest: Ho
meHacks.\n\nThis is a Hackathon centered around where the internet meets h
ardware and the theme is Smart House!\n\nBuild smart appliances like a sma
rt coffee machine or smart lights or just come build anything! Even if you
aren't experienced come and learn about working with hardware and the int
ernet. Good food will be available\, all while having the chance to win so
me really cool prizes!\n\nPlease Register AND/OR Volunteer\n\n \n\nVolunte
er for the hackathon: Volunteers will be invited to a special dinner (2 sh
ifts required) as well as receive shirts (only 1 shift).\n\n\nSTANFORD INT
ERNET OF THINGS HOMEHACKS\n\n\nStudent Club Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\,
SU IEEE\nGraduate\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150523T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150523T220000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150512T170950Z
LOCATION:Packard Atrium
SUMMARY:The Stanford internet of things club and Stanford Robotics is proud
to present the first Internet of Things Hackathon sponsored by google nes
t: HomeHacks.\n\nThis is a Hackathon centered around where the internet me
ets hardware and the theme is Smart House!\n\nBuild smart appliances like
a smart coffee machine or smart lights or just come build anything! Even i
f you aren't experienced come and learn about working with hardware and th
e internet. Good food will be available\, all while having the chance to w
in some really cool prizes!\n\nPlease Register AND/OR Volunteer\n\n \n\nVo
lunteer for the hackathon: Volunteers will be invited to a special dinner
(2 shifts required) as well as receive shirts (only 1 shift).
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/internet-things-hackatho
n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1546.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150513T135401Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSolid State Transformer based on HV SiC Devices – Op
portunities and Challenges for Renewable Energy Integration Applications\n
\n\n\nFriday\, May 15\, 2015 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 204
\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProf. Subhashish Bhattacharya (North Carolina State Unive
rsity)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe advent of WBG (SiC and GaN)
devices is poised to revolutionize the power electronics applications – bo
th in the low power and low voltage applications as well as the Medium Vol
tage (MV) and High Voltage (HV) applications at high power levels. This se
minar outlines opportunities for HV SiC devices for MV Power Converters an
d utility applications and the challenges to apply these HV SiC devices su
ccessfully – and as an enabler for Solid State Transformer (SST) for integ
ration of Renewable Energy Sources. The talk will focus on SiC devices bas
ed power electronics applications with SiC device voltage ranges from 1200
V to 1700 V MOSFETs\, and JBS diodes through HV 10 kV - 15 kV MOSFETs\, J
BS diodes\, and 15 kV SiC IGBTs. Challenges in adopting these HV SiC devic
es for MV power conversion in terms of high frequency magnetics will also
be discussed.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nSubhashish Bhattacharya received his B.E. (
Hons)\, M.E. and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institu
te of Technology-Roorkee (formerly University of Roorkee)\, India in 1986\
, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)\, Bangalore\, India in 1988\, and Uni
versity of Wisconsin-Madison in 2003\, respectively. He worked in the FACT
S (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) and Power Quality group at Westinghou
se R&D Center in Pittsburgh which later became part of Siemens Power Trans
mission & Distribution\, from 1998 to 2005. He joined the Department of El
ectrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University (NCSU
) in August 2005\, where he is the ABB Term Professor\, and also a faculty
member of NSF ERC FREEDM systems center (www.freedm.ncsu.edu)\, Advanced
Transportation Energy Center [ATEC] (www.atec.ncsu.edu) and the newly esta
blished DOE initiative on WBG based Manufacturing Innovation Institute – P
owerAmerica - at NCSU. His research interests are Solid-State Transformers
\, MV power converters\, FACTS\; high-frequency magnetics\, active filters
\, and application of new power semiconductor devices such as SiC for conv
erter topologies.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSystemX
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150515T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150515T153000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150515T163759Z
LOCATION:Packard 204
SUMMARY:The advent of WBG (SiC and GaN) devices is poised to revolutionize
the power electronics applications – both in the low power and low voltage
applications as well as the Medium Voltage (MV) and High Voltage (HV) app
lications at high power levels. This seminar outlines opportunities for HV
SiC devices for MV Power Converters and utility applications and the chal
lenges to apply these HV SiC devices successfully – and as an enabler for
Solid State Transformer (SST) for integration of Renewable Energy Sources.
The talk will focus on SiC devices based power electronics applications w
ith SiC device voltage ranges from 1200 V to 1700 V MOSFETs\, and JBS diod
es through HV 10 kV - 15 kV MOSFETs\, JBS diodes\, and 15 kV SiC IGBTs. Ch
allenges in adopting these HV SiC devices for MV power conversion in terms
of high frequency magnetics will also be discussed.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/special-power-electronic
s-seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1547.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150513T155641Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEnergy is a commodity\n\n\n\nWednesday\, May 13\, 20
15 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\n540-108\, Blume Earthquake Center\n\nS
peaker: \n\nSomnath Nag (Founder and CEO\, NuevoPower)\n\nAbstract / Descr
iption: \n\n\n\nEnergy\, water and waste management will be the 3 big chal
lenges that our kids' generation will be grappling with in the next 3 deca
des. Already\, the voracious energy appetite of the fast-rising economies
of developing countries overshadows the global power generation capabiliti
es. What are the possible solutions? How is commoditized solar power being
made available to the millions in these rising nations? What are the chal
lenges? Is this problem limited to only those with low affordability? Thes
e are some of the topics we will discuss during this lecture.\n\n\n\n\nBio
:\n\nSomnath has over 23 years of experience in the semiconductor device m
anufacturing and equipment industries. He received his B.Tech from IIT-Bom
bay and later a Ph.D. in Solid State Science from Penn State University wh
ere he specialized in Silicon Technology and Devices. He started his caree
r at Texas Instruments as a process engineer in integrated circuit technol
ogy development at the Houston manufacturing fab and later at the corporat
e lab in Dallas. Subsequently\, he spent several years doing process\, int
egration and process equipment development at companies such as Watkins-Jo
hnson\, Novellus Systems and Applied Materials. He spent the last several
years in the solar industry where he co-founded two ventures\, developed t
he product and built them up to operating companies. Dr. Nag has over 40 p
atents and several publications in the area of electronic\, optical and ph
otovoltaic technology.\n\nSomnath has been a part of 5 start-ups\, of whic
h he founded 3\, none of which have made it big..yet. But he's still hopef
ul!! However\, this has given him invaluable learning that comes only from
having done it and taken the hard knocks. He spent the last couple of yea
rs in India and Africa building the market for 'bad-grid' solar. He would
like to share with you his journey through the evolution of the solar worl
d as it went from being the power source for space vehicles to being a com
modity for the power-starved masses\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150513T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150513T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150513T155641Z
LOCATION:540-108\, Blume Earthquake Center
SUMMARY:Energy\, water and waste management will be the 3 big challenges th
at our kids' generation will be grappling with in the next 3 decades. Alre
ady\, the voracious energy appetite of the fast-rising economies of develo
ping countries overshadows the global power generation capabilities. What
are the possible solutions? How is commoditized solar power being made ava
ilable to the millions in these rising nations? What are the challenges? I
s this problem limited to only those with low affordability? These are som
e of the topics we will discuss during this lecture.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/seminar-energy-commodity
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1549.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150513T204042Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nUniversal Wireless Transport: from Rhetoric to Reali
ty\n\n\n\nThursday\, May 14\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackar
d 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDr. Omar Bakr\, Tarana Wireless\n\nAbstract / Descri
ption: \n\n\n\nTarana has made fundamental advances in radio performance t
hat power industry's first truly viable wireless transport alternative to
the high cost and complexity of fiber. With traditional wireless technolog
ies\, performance becomes very unpredictable in environments where links a
re obstructed by buildings and interfered with by neighboring links\, whic
h is typical in densely populated urban areas. As a result\, networks toda
y have struggled to scale their capacities in order to meet the growing de
mand in mobile data. In contrast\, with Tarana's adaptive beam technology\
, networks maintain peak or near peak performance even in dense urban depl
oyments. For network operators\, this not only means significant reduction
in costs associated with network planning and maintenance\, but also much
better utilization of spectrum assets. Tarana's solution features advance
d interference cancellation technology that increases spectral efficiency
by 10-50x compared to state-of-the-art cellular technologies\, and improve
s reliability in unlicensed spectrum.\n\nIn this talk\, we give an overvie
w of Tarana's universal wireless transport technology and discuss differen
t applications where it can be used to support mobile data explosion in th
e coming decade. We also review the methodology for validating different p
erformance claims in both theory and practice.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nOmar Bakr
completed his PhD in computer science from UC Berkeley in 2010. During his
doctoral studies at Berkeley\, as member of both the Berkeley Wireless Re
search Center (BWRC) and the Technology Infrastructure for Emerging Region
s (TIER) group\, he worked on developing techniques to leverage informatio
n and communication technologies (ICT) to reduce the cost of delivering se
rvices to rural and under‑served areas. His thesis work focused on low cos
t techniques for building high gain antenna arrays for extending the reach
and reducing the cost of wireless infrastructure. In 2009\, he co-founded
Tarana Wireless\, where he currently serves as Chief Scientist\, to devel
op technologies and solutions to support future growth of wireless network
s. He has co-authored several papers and holds several pending patents in
the fields of networking\, communications\, and signal processing.\n\n\nTh
e Stanford SystemX Alliance\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSystemX
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150514T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150514T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150513T204201Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Tarana has made fundamental advances in radio performance that powe
r industry's first truly viable wireless transport alternative to the high
cost and complexity of fiber. With traditional wireless technologies\, pe
rformance becomes very unpredictable in environments where links are obstr
ucted by buildings and interfered with by neighboring links\, which is typ
ical in densely populated urban areas. As a result\, networks today have s
truggled to scale their capacities in order to meet the growing demand in
mobile data. In contrast\, with Tarana's adaptive beam technology\, networ
ks maintain peak or near peak performance even in dense urban deployments.
For network operators\, this not only means significant reduction in cost
s associated with network planning and maintenance\, but also much better
utilization of spectrum assets. Tarana's solution features advanced interf
erence cancellation technology that increases spectral efficiency by 10-50
x compared to state-of-the-art cellular technologies\, and improves reliab
ility in unlicensed spectrum.\n\nIn this talk\, we give an overview of Tar
ana's universal wireless transport technology and discuss different applic
ations where it can be used to support mobile data explosion in the coming
decade. We also review the methodology for validating different performan
ce claims in both theory and practice.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/systemx-seminar-1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1552.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150518T140116Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nOpen Panel Q&A\n\n\n\nMonday\, May 18\, 2015 - 3:00p
m to 4:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllenX Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProfessor Andr
ea Goldsmith\, Professor Olav Solgaard\, and PhD students\n\nAbstract / De
scription: \n\n\n\nA Panel for EE Graduate Students:\n\nLooking for guidan
ce on the next steps for your graduate career? Register to attend a panel
of professors and advanced graduate students to answer your questions!\n\n
Please join us for this open discussion on topics such as:\n\n Finding a r
esearch advisorMaking the most of your summerPlanning for the upcoming aca
demic yearTransitioning from a course curriculum to researchAny related qu
estion on your mind!\n\n \n\nPanelists: Professor Andrea Goldsmith\, Profe
ssor Olav Solgaard\, and 3 current PhD students (Myungheon Chin\, Irena Fi
scher-Hwang\, Chris Rogers)\n\nYour questions are encouraged and all EE st
udents are welcome. Pizza will be served!\n\nPlease RSVP here so we can ge
t enough for everyone.http://goo.gl/forms/78riFmn4P2\n\n \n\nHosted by Gra
duate Students in Electrical Engineering (GSEE)\n\n\nStudent Club Activity
\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\, SU IEEE\nGraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150518T150000
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LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:A Panel for EE Graduate Students:\n\nLooking for guidance on the ne
xt steps for your graduate career? Register to attend a panel of professor
s and advanced graduate students to answer your questions!\n\nPlease join
us for this open discussion on topics such as:\n\n Finding a research advi
sorMaking the most of your summerPlanning for the upcoming academic yearTr
ansitioning from a course curriculum to researchAny related question on yo
ur mind!\n\n \n\nPanelists: Professor Andrea Goldsmith\, Professor Olav So
lgaard\, and 3 current PhD students (Myungheon Chin\, Irena Fischer-Hwang\
, Chris Rogers)\n\nYour questions are encouraged and all EE students are w
elcome. Pizza will be served!\n\nPlease RSVP here so we can get enough for
everyone.http://goo.gl/forms/78riFmn4P2\n\n \n\nHosted by Graduate Studen
ts in Electrical Engineering (GSEE)
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/grad-student-open-panel-
qa
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DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
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DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nStudent and Faculty Mixer\n\n\n\nFriday\, May 22\, 2
015 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nlawn between Spilker and Huang\n\nSpe
aker: \n\nNA\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nPlease join us for a Facul
ty and Undergraduate Mixer hosted by Fuse\, the EE undergraduate group.\n
\nRefreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Please RSVP.\n\n\nView S
tudent Organizations page\n\n\nStudent Club Activity\nGSEE\, WEE\, FUSE\,
SU IEEE\nUndergraduate
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150522T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150522T190000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150518T144501Z
LOCATION:lawn between Spilker and Huang
SUMMARY:Please join us for a Faculty and Undergraduate Mixer hosted by Fuse
\, the EE undergraduate group.\n\nRefreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be
served. Please RSVP.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/undergraduate-faculty-mi
xer
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UID:calendar.1554.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150518T150350Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nQueueing with Redundant Requests: First Exact Analys
is\n\n\n\nThursday\, May 21\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackar
d 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nMor Harchol-Balter (Carnegie Mellon University)\n\nA
bstract / Description: \n\n\n\nRecent computer systems research has propos
ed using redundant requests to reduce latency. The idea is to replicate a
request so that it joins the queue at multiple servers\, where the request
is considered complete as soon as any one copy of the request completes.
\n\nThe performance analysis of systems with redundant requests is very ha
rd\, and only approximations and bounds exist. We will present the first e
xact analysis of systems with redundancy. We allow for any number of class
es of redundant requests\, and number of classes of non-redundant requests
\, any degree of redundancy\, and any number of heterogeneous servers. We
derive the limiting distribution on the state of the system.\n\nWe seek to
understand the benefit and pain caused by redundancy and to compare redun
dancy with other smart resource allocation schemes. Our analysis leads to
some surprising results on the effectiveness of redundancy.\n\nBased on jo
int work with: Kristen Gardner\, Sam Zbarsky\, Sherwin Doroudi\, Alan Sche
ller-Wolf. To appear in SIGMETRICS 2015.\n\n\n\n\nMor Harchol-Balter is a
Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. From 2008-201
1\, she served as the Associate Department Head for Computer Science. Mor
received her doctorate from the Computer Science department at U.C. Berkel
ey in 1996. She is heavily involved in the ACM SIGMETRICS research communi
ty\, where she served as Technical Program Chair for Sigmetrics 2007 and a
s General Chair for Sigmetrics 2013. Mor's work focuses on the design\, st
ochastic analysis\, and implementation of new resource allocation policies
(load balancing policies\, power management policies\, and scheduling pol
icies) for distributed systems. She recently published a textbook\, 'Perfo
rmance Analysis and Design of Computer Systems\,' which illustrates how co
unter-intuitive such resource allocation policies can be. Mor is a recipie
ntof the NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Mathematical Sciences\, the Mc
Candless Chair\, the NSF CAREER award\, multiple best paper awards\, and m
any teaching awards. She has graduated many PhD students\, most of whom ar
e now professors in top academic institutions.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Co
lloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150521T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150521T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150518T150350Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Recent computer systems research has proposed using redundant reque
sts to reduce latency. The idea is to replicate a request so that it joins
the queue at multiple servers\, where the request is considered complete
as soon as any one copy of the request completes.\n\nThe performance analy
sis of systems with redundant requests is very hard\, and only approximati
ons and bounds exist. We will present the first exact analysis of systems
with redundancy. We allow for any number of classes of redundant requests\
, and number of classes of non-redundant requests\, any degree of redundan
cy\, and any number of heterogeneous servers. We derive the limiting distr
ibution on the state of the system.\n\nWe seek to understand the benefit a
nd pain caused by redundancy and to compare redundancy with other smart re
source allocation schemes. Our analysis leads to some surprising results o
n the effectiveness of redundancy.\n\nBased on joint work with: Kristen Ga
rdner\, Sam Zbarsky\, Sherwin Doroudi\, Alan Scheller-Wolf. To appear in S
IGMETRICS 2015.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/isl-colloquium-1
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UID:calendar.1555.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150518T180912Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSub-THz On-Chip CMOS Harmonic Frequency Generation\,
Transmitting and Receiving\n\n\n\nThursday\, May 28\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:
00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDr. Bassam Khamaisi\n\nAbst
ract / Description: \n\n\n\nWith the advancement of CMOS technology\, it h
as become possible to build compact and low cost sub-millimeter wave signa
l sources as local oscillator\, and even to integrate entire transmitters
and receivers on-chip. However\, current signal source generation and tran
smission on CMOS technology suffer from poor performance in terms of outpu
t power and bandwidth due to the limited cut-off frequency fmax of the tra
nsistor.\n\nIn this talk\, we propose ways of extending the operation freq
uency of CMOS around and above fmax on the range of sub-THz\, and improvin
g the performance of the signal sources and the down-converters. For that\
, a new topology of Colpitts VCO is introduced to answer simultaneously fo
r the demand in high output power and wide tuning range. The harmonic appr
oach is proposed to exploit higher harmonics of the fundamental Colpitts V
CO topology to reach operation frequencies above the fmax. New design appr
oaches and techniques are proposed and show state of the art performance.
\n\nFor the signal generation\, a model is developed for the Colpitts VCO
to show analytically the amplitude behavior of the fundamental and the hig
her harmonics. While for the signal down-conversion\, a model is developed
to examine how the LO harmonics impact the conversion gain and NF of the
down-converter operated above fmax.\n\nTo corroborate the theoretical anal
ysis\, the analytical models\, the simulations and the circuit design\, we
show the design and the results of fabricated chips on different CMOS tec
hnologies. These chips validate the modeling\, analysis and design we intr
oduce\, while demonstrating state of the art results in the 130-320 GHz ra
nge.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nBassam Khamaisi received his B.Sc.\, in 2007\, and h
is M.Sc. (Cum Laude)\, in 2010\; both degrees are in electrical engineerin
g from the faculty of engineering\, Tel-Aviv University. Currently he is a
Ph.D. student in the physical electronics department\, at the faculty of
engineering\, Tel-Aviv University\, Israel. He is doing his research on th
e High Frequency Integrated Circuits Lab\, under the supervision of Dr. Er
an Socher. His research interests are in the design\, the integration and
the characterization of sub-millimeter waves integrated circuits in CMOS t
echnologies for imaging applications.\n\n\nSystemX website\n\n\nGraduate\n
Seminar / Colloquium\nSystemX
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150528T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150528T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150526T182321Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:With the advancement of CMOS technology\, it has become possible to
build compact and low cost sub-millimeter wave signal sources as local os
cillator\, and even to integrate entire transmitters and receivers on-chip
. However\, current signal source generation and transmission on CMOS tech
nology suffer from poor performance in terms of output power and bandwidth
due to the limited cut-off frequency fmax of the transistor.\n\nIn this t
alk\, we propose ways of extending the operation frequency of CMOS around
and above fmax on the range of sub-THz\, and improving the performance of
the signal sources and the down-converters. For that\, a new topology of C
olpitts VCO is introduced to answer simultaneously for the demand in high
output power and wide tuning range. The harmonic approach is proposed to e
xploit higher harmonics of the fundamental Colpitts VCO topology to reach
operation frequencies above the fmax. New design approaches and techniques
are proposed and show state of the art performance.\n\nFor the signal gen
eration\, a model is developed for the Colpitts VCO to show analytically t
he amplitude behavior of the fundamental and the higher harmonics. While f
or the signal down-conversion\, a model is developed to examine how the LO
harmonics impact the conversion gain and NF of the down-converter operate
d above fmax.\n\nTo corroborate the theoretical analysis\, the analytical
models\, the simulations and the circuit design\, we show the design and t
he results of fabricated chips on different CMOS technologies. These chips
validate the modeling\, analysis and design we introduce\, while demonstr
ating state of the art results in the 130-320 GHz range.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/systemx-seminar-2
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UID:calendar.1557.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150519T141527Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nInventing the Inventor: Transforming a Generation of
Minecraft Players Into Engineers\n\n\n\nWednesday\, May 20\, 2015 - 4:15p
m to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B01\n\nSpeaker: \n\nMark Pavlyukovskyy (wi
thpiper.com)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nTechnology influences ever
y part of our lives\, and children grow up digital natives. But this proxi
mity does not guarantee an understanding or grasp of the underlying workin
gs of the machines we use. We saw that kids today are great consumers\, bu
t not great creators of technology. We wanted to change that. And make it
fun.\n\nIf you love the idea of empowering kids and teaching them to tap t
heir inner inventor\, join us\, share your ideas\, support our work\, and
help make it happen.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nAfter graduating with a Molecular Bi
ology degree from Princeton\, Mark realized that he should be creating wit
h bits and atoms rather than cells and test tubes. He is making tools to e
mpower the next generation to start creating at an earlier age.\n\n\nABOUT
THE COLLOQUIUM\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nEE380 Computer System
s Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150520T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150520T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150519T141716Z
LOCATION:Gates B01
SUMMARY:Technology influences every part of our lives\, and children grow u
p digital natives. But this proximity does not guarantee an understanding
or grasp of the underlying workings of the machines we use. We saw that ki
ds today are great consumers\, but not great creators of technology. We wa
nted to change that. And make it fun.\n\nIf you love the idea of empowerin
g kids and teaching them to tap their inner inventor\, join us\, share you
r ideas\, support our work\, and help make it happen.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-1
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UID:calendar.1558.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150519T142333Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nA Topic Modeling Approach to Learning Preference-Beh
avior from Pairwise Comparisons\n\n\n\nFriday\, May 22\, 2015 - 1:00pm to
2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpeaker: \n\nPrakash Ishwar (Boston Un
iversity)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe recent explosion of web a
nalytics tools has enabled us to collect an immense amount of partial pref
erences for large sets of items such as products from Amazon\, movies from
Netflix\, or restaurants from Yelp\, from a large and diverse population
of users through transactions\, clicks\, etc. Modeling\, learning\, and ul
timately predicting the preference behavior of users from pairwise compari
sons has been extensively studied since the 1927 work of Thurstone. Yet\,
almost all models to date have been founded on a clustering-perspective in
which users are grouped by their preference behavior.\n\nWe take a fundam
entally different decomposition-perspective and propose a new class of gen
erative models for pairwise comparisons in which user preference behavior
can be decomposed into contributions from multiple shared latent 'causes'
(partial orders) that are prevalent in the population. We show how the est
imation of shared latent partial orders in the new generative model can be
formally reduced to the estimation of topics in a statistically equivalen
t topic modeling problem in which causes correspond to topics and item-pai
rs to words. We show that an inevitable consequence of having a relatively
small number of shared latent causes in a world of large number of item-p
airs is the presence of 'novel' item-pairs for each latent cause. We then
leverage recent advances in the topic modeling literature and develop an a
lgorithm based on extreme-point identification of convex polytopes to lear
n the shared latent partial orders. Our algorithm is provably consistent a
nd comes with polynomial sample and computational complexity guarantees. W
e demonstrate that our new model is empirically competitive with the curre
nt state-of-the-art approaches in predicting preferences on semi-synthetic
and real world datasets.\n\nThis talk is based on joint work with Weicong
Ding and Venkatesh Saligrama at Boston University.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nPraka
sh Ishwar received the BTech degree in EE from IIT Bombay in 1996 and the
MS and PhD degrees in ECE from UIUC in 1998 and 2002 respectively. After t
wo years as a post-doctoral researcher in the EECS department at UC Berkel
ey\, he joined the faculty of Boston University where he is currently Asso
ciate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research inter
ests are in information theory\, information-theoretic security\, statisti
cal signal processing\, machine learning\, and visual information analysis
and processing.\n\n\nINFORMATION THEORY FORUM\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Co
lloquium\nIT-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150522T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150522T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150519T143420Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:The recent explosion of web analytics tools has enabled us to colle
ct an immense amount of partial preferences for large sets of items such a
s products from Amazon\, movies from Netflix\, or restaurants from Yelp\,
from a large and diverse population of users through transactions\, clicks
\, etc. Modeling\, learning\, and ultimately predicting the preference beh
avior of users from pairwise comparisons has been extensively studied sinc
e the 1927 work of Thurstone. Yet\, almost all models to date have been fo
unded on a clustering-perspective in which users are grouped by their pref
erence behavior.\n\nWe take a fundamentally different decomposition-perspe
ctive and propose a new class of generative models for pairwise comparison
s in which user preference behavior can be decomposed into contributions f
rom multiple shared latent 'causes' (partial orders) that are prevalent in
the population. We show how the estimation of shared latent partial order
s in the new generative model can be formally reduced to the estimation of
topics in a statistically equivalent topic modeling problem in which caus
es correspond to topics and item-pairs to words. We show that an inevitabl
e consequence of having a relatively small number of shared latent causes
in a world of large number of item-pairs is the presence of 'novel' item-p
airs for each latent cause. We then leverage recent advances in the topic
modeling literature and develop an algorithm based on extreme-point identi
fication of convex polytopes to learn the shared latent partial orders. Ou
r algorithm is provably consistent and comes with polynomial sample and co
mputational complexity guarantees. We demonstrate that our new model is em
pirically competitive with the current state-of-the-art approaches in pred
icting preferences on semi-synthetic and real world datasets.\n\nThis talk
is based on joint work with Weicong Ding and Venkatesh Saligrama at Bosto
n University.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-0
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UID:calendar.1559.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150519T172234Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSystem Solutions that Enable Ubiquitous Adoption of
Solar Energy\n\n\n\nWednesday\, May 20\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue:
\n\n540-108\, Blume Earthquake Center\n\nSpeaker: \n\nNagendra Cherukupal
li (SunEdison)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nThe talk focuses on syst
em solutions that are beginning to transform the solar industry. In partic
ular\, I would like to highlight a number of system level solutions my gro
up was responsible for at SunEdison. These solutions touch all the key seg
ments of the solar market.In the utility space\, it is all about mitigatin
g intermittency and improving generation efficiencyFor the commercial mark
et it is about deployment efficiency and monitoring the productionFor the
residential market the need is for efficient integration of PV and energy
storageIn the case of off-grid systems to serve the rural and remote popul
ations with limited or no access to electricity\, providing low cost firm
power solutions become necessary\n\nI will review some of these solutions
and the engineering challenges we face to make solar adoption ubiquitous a
s well as point out opportunities for innovation.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nNagendr
a Cherukupalli is the Vice President and CTO at SunEdison. His responsibil
ity includes envisioning new energy products and delivering them to the so
lar industry. At SunEdison\, under his stewardship\, the R&D team delivere
d a cost-efficient single-axis-tracker\, solar water pump portfolio\, hybr
id controller for fuel abatement\, 24x7 monitoring and management software
\, design automation software for roof-top and ground mount solar systems\
, and micro-inverter technology. With a broad skillset in battery technolo
gies\, power electronics\, structures\, trackers\, software and systems\,
he is excited about creating new energy products and solutions for the ren
ewable energy industry.\n\nNagendra holds a Master's and Ph.D.\, degrees i
n Computer Science from IIT\, Chicago and attended the Stanford Executive
Program in 2010.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150520T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150520T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150519T172234Z
LOCATION:540-108\, Blume Earthquake Center
SUMMARY:The talk focuses on system solutions that are beginning to transfor
m the solar industry. In particular\, I would like to highlight a number o
f system level solutions my group was responsible for at SunEdison. These
solutions touch all the key segments of the solar market.In the utility sp
ace\, it is all about mitigating intermittency and improving generation ef
ficiencyFor the commercial market it is about deployment efficiency and mo
nitoring the productionFor the residential market the need is for efficien
t integration of PV and energy storageIn the case of off-grid systems to s
erve the rural and remote populations with limited or no access to electri
city\, providing low cost firm power solutions become necessary\n\nI will
review some of these solutions and the engineering challenges we face to m
ake solar adoption ubiquitous as well as point out opportunities for innov
ation.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/system-solutions-enable-
ubiquitous-adoption-solar-energy
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UID:calendar.1562.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150521T192046Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nA Scalable Architecture for Ordered Parallelism \n\n
\n\nWednesday\, May 27\, 2015 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates 104\n
\nSpeaker: \n\nDaniel Sanchez (MIT)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nWe
present a new parallel architecture that exploits fine-grain ordered paral
lelism\, which is abundant but hard to mine with current software and hard
ware techniques. In this architecture\, called OP\, programs consist of fi
ne-grain tasks\, as small as tens of instructions each\, with programmer-s
pecified order constraints. OP executes tasks speculatively and out of ord
er\, and efficiently speculates thousands of tasks ahead of the earliest a
ctive task to uncover enough parallelism. Furthermore\, OP sends task to r
un close to their data whenever possible\, reducing data movement. We cont
ribute several new techniques that allow OP to scale to large core counts
and speculation windows\, including a new execution model\, speculation-aw
are hardware task management\, selective aborts\, and scalable ordered tas
k commits.\n\nWe evaluate OP with challenging graph analytics\, simulation
\, and database benchmarks. At 64 cores\, OP achieves speedups of 32-64x o
ver a single-core OP system\, and achieves even higher speedups over state
-of-the-art parallel software algorithms.\n\n\n\n\nBio:Daniel Sanchez is t
he TIBCO Founders Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Comput
er Science at MIT. His research interests include parallel computer system
s\, scalable and efficient memory hierarchies\, architectural support for
parallelization\, and architectures with quality-of-service guarantees. He
earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2012
\, and received the NSF CAREER award in 2015.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Col
loquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150527T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150527T150000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150521T192131Z
LOCATION:Gates 104
SUMMARY:We present a new parallel architecture that exploits fine-grain ord
ered parallelism\, which is abundant but hard to mine with current softwar
e and hardware techniques. In this architecture\, called OP\, programs con
sist of fine-grain tasks\, as small as tens of instructions each\, with pr
ogrammer-specified order constraints. OP executes tasks speculatively and
out of order\, and efficiently speculates thousands of tasks ahead of the
earliest active task to uncover enough parallelism. Furthermore\, OP sends
task to run close to their data whenever possible\, reducing data movemen
t. We contribute several new techniques that allow OP to scale to large co
re counts and speculation windows\, including a new execution model\, spec
ulation-aware hardware task management\, selective aborts\, and scalable o
rdered task commits.\n\nWe evaluate OP with challenging graph analytics\,
simulation\, and database benchmarks. At 64 cores\, OP achieves speedups o
f 32-64x over a single-core OP system\, and achieves even higher speedups
over state-of-the-art parallel software algorithms.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/scalable-architecture-or
dered-parallelism
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1567.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150526T144632Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nReed-Muller Codes — An Oldie but Goodie\n\n\n\nThurs
day\, May 28\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeake
r: \n\nProf. Rüdiger Urbanke (EPFL)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nRee
d-Muller codes are among the oldest and best studied families of codes. Th
ey have many beautiful and useful properties. Recently they have drawn ren
ewed interest due to their close relationship with Polar codes. This begs
the question: Do they achieve capacity?\n\nBased on joint work with S. Kud
ekar\, M. Mondelli\, and E. Sasoglu.\n\n\n\n\nRüdiger L. Urbanke obtained
his Dipl. Ing. degree from the Vienna University of Technology\, Austria i
n 1990 and the M.Sc. and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Washin
gton University in St. Louis\, MO\, in 1992 and 1995\, respectively.\n\nHe
held a position at the Mathematics of Communications Department at Bell L
abs from 1995 till 1999 before becoming a faculty member at the School of
Computer & Communication Sciences (I&C) of EPFL. He is a member of the Inf
ormation Processing Group.\n\nHe is principally interested in the analysis
and design of iterative coding schemes\, which allow reliable transmissio
n close to theoretical limits at low complexities. Such schemes are part o
f most modern communications standards\, including wireless transmission\,
optical communication and hard disk storage. More broadly\, his research
focuses on the analysis of graphical models and the application of methods
from statistical physics to problems in communications.\n\nFrom 2000-2004
he was an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
and he is currently on the board of the series 'Foundations and Trends in
Communications and Information Theory.' Since 2013 he has been a Member o
f the Board of the Information Theory Society as well as a Distinguished S
peaker. From 2009 till 2012 he was the head of the I&C doctoral school and
in 2013 he served as Dean a. i. of I&C. Dr. Urbanke is a recipient of a F
ulbright Scholarship. He is a co-author of the book 'Modern Coding Theory'
published by Cambridge University Press a co-recipient of the 2002 and th
e 2013 IEEE Information Theory Society Paper Award\, the 2011 IEEE Koji Ko
bayashi Award\, as well as the 2014 IEEE Hamming Medal.\n\n\nISL COLLOQUIU
M WEBPAGE\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInformation Systems Lab (IS
L) Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150528T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150528T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150526T144805Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Reed-Muller codes are among the oldest and best studied families of
codes. They have many beautiful and useful properties. Recently they have
drawn renewed interest due to their close relationship with Polar codes.
This begs the question: Do they achieve capacity?\n\nBased on joint work w
ith S. Kudekar\, M. Mondelli\, and E. Sasoglu.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/isl-colloquium-2
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1568.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150526T145332Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nForecasting Uncertainty in Electricity Smart Meter D
ata\n\n\n\nWednesday\, June 17\, 2015 - 11:00am to 12:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nY
2E2 300\n\nSpeaker: \n\nBen Taieb Souhaib (KAUST)\n\nAbstract / Descriptio
n: \n\n\n\nSmart electricity meters are currently deployed in millions of
households to collect detailed individual electricity consumption data. Co
mpared to traditional electricity data based on aggregated consumption\, s
mart meter data are much more volatile and less predictable. There is a ne
ed within the energy industry for probabilistic forecasts of household ele
ctricity consumption to quantify the uncertainty of future electricity dem
and\, in order to undertake appropriate planning of generation and distrib
ution. Smart meter data provide the data to meet this need. Much of the ex
isting literature has focused on forecasting the average electric load (of
ten called point forecasting)\; that is\, in forecasting the mean of the f
uture demand distribution\, conditional on a number of predictor variables
such as calendar and temperature variables. However\, it has become incre
asingly important to forecast not only the conditional mean but the entire
distribution of the future demand. In other words\, a shift is occurring
from point forecasting to probabilistic forecasting. The literature on pro
babilistic load forecasting is rather sparse\, and is even more limited fo
r smart meter data. We adopt a quantile regression approach where a differ
ent model is estimated for each quantile of the future distribution by min
imizing the pinball loss. We propose to compare different quantile regress
ion methods in terms of forecast accuracy for different quantiles and diff
erent forecast horizons. Our experiments will be based on a smart meter da
taset collected from 3639 households in Ireland at 30-minute intervals ove
r a period of 1.5 years. We discuss and present initial results together w
ith some planned future work\, including peak demand forecasting\, hierarc
hical forecasting and whether considering customer behavior similarities c
an improve the forecast performance.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nDr. Souhaib Ben Taie
b is a Postdoctoral research fellow in the Spatio-Temporal and Data analys
is (STSDA) Group at KAUST in Saudi Arabia. Starting July 2015\, Dr Ben Tai
eb will be Assistant Professor in Data Science at Monash Univeristy in Mel
bourne\, Australia. Previously\, he was at the Free University of Brussels
in Belgium\, where he received a B.Sc. and an M.Sc in Computer Science\,
and a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a focus in Machine learning. In 2010\
, he received the Research fellow grant from the Belgian National Science
Foundation (FRS-FNRS). In 2013\, he received the IEEE Power & Energy Socie
ty Award for ranking among the top five teams in the Global Energy Forecas
ting Competition 2012. Recently\, Dr. Ben Taieb received the Best Contribu
ted Submission at the Machine Learning and Data Analytics Symposium (MLDAS
) co-organized by the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) and by The
Boeing Company in Doha\, Qatar. His main research interests include machi
ne learning\, statistical modeling and inference for time series\, probabi
listic time series forecasting\, massive data analysis (big data) and smar
t grid analytics.\n\n\nSMARTGRID WEBPAGE\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloqui
um\nSmartGrid
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150617T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150617T120000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150616T224751Z
LOCATION:Y2E2 300
SUMMARY:Smart electricity meters are currently deployed in millions of hous
eholds to collect detailed individual electricity consumption data. Compar
ed to traditional electricity data based on aggregated consumption\, smart
meter data are much more volatile and less predictable. There is a need w
ithin the energy industry for probabilistic forecasts of household electri
city consumption to quantify the uncertainty of future electricity demand\
, in order to undertake appropriate planning of generation and distributio
n. Smart meter data provide the data to meet this need. Much of the existi
ng literature has focused on forecasting the average electric load (often
called point forecasting)\; that is\, in forecasting the mean of the futur
e demand distribution\, conditional on a number of predictor variables suc
h as calendar and temperature variables. However\, it has become increasin
gly important to forecast not only the conditional mean but the entire dis
tribution of the future demand. In other words\, a shift is occurring from
point forecasting to probabilistic forecasting. The literature on probabi
listic load forecasting is rather sparse\, and is even more limited for sm
art meter data. We adopt a quantile regression approach where a different
model is estimated for each quantile of the future distribution by minimiz
ing the pinball loss. We propose to compare different quantile regression
methods in terms of forecast accuracy for different quantiles and differen
t forecast horizons. Our experiments will be based on a smart meter datase
t collected from 3639 households in Ireland at 30-minute intervals over a
period of 1.5 years. We discuss and present initial results together with
some planned future work\, including peak demand forecasting\, hierarchica
l forecasting and whether considering customer behavior similarities can i
mprove the forecast performance.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/smartgrid-special-semina
r-forecasting-uncertainty-electricity-smart-meter-data
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1569.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150526T151219Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nSecurity and the Software Defined Network\n\n\n\nWed
nesday\, May 27\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nGates B01\n\nSpeak
er: \n\nPhillip Porras (SRI International)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n
\n\n\nModern networks are undergoing an exciting transition toward a parad
igm of greater programmability and dynamic flow management. For the networ
k security community\, this transformation is opening attractive opportuni
ties for more innovative forms of threat mitigation. It is also raising in
teresting challenges in how to reconcile our legacy notions of well-define
d security policy enforcement. I will discuss some of the ongoing work tow
ard securing software defined networks (SDNs)\, as well as some interestin
g new SDN-enabled security and management applications.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nP
hil Porras is a Program Director\, an SRI Fellow\, and leader of SRI's Int
ernet Security Group in the Computer Science Laboratory at SRI Internation
al. SRI is an established leader in live Internet malware binary harvestin
g\, malware binary static and dynamic analyses\, and network-based malware
infection analysis. Phil's group has strong alliances with the whitehat c
ommunity\, and maintains ongoing collaborations with the top INFOSEC resea
rchers in academia and the private sector. He has been a Principal Investi
gator for many research projects sponsored by DARPA\, DoD\, DHS\, NSF\, NS
A\, commercial customers\, and others. He has also led multi-organizationa
l large-scale projects with mixed academic and commercial collaborators\,
led many advanced research projects\, and have been highly productive in a
cquiring goverment\, military\, and commercial projects involving Cyber Se
curity R&D. Phil is also an active researcher\, publishing and conducting
technology development in intrusion detection\, alarm correlation\, malwar
e analysis\, active networks\, and wireless security. Previously\, he was
a manager in the Trusted Computer Systems Department of the Aerospace Corp
oration\, where he was an experienced and trusted product evaluator for NS
A (which includes security testing\, risk assessment\, and penetration tes
ting of systems and networks). Phil has participated on numerous program c
ommittees\, and editorial boards\, and on multiple commercial company tech
nical advisory boards. Phil holds 12 (a dozen) U.S. patents\, and has been
awarded Best Paper honors in 1995\, 1999\, and 2008.\n\n\nGraduate\nSemin
ar / Colloquium\nEE380 Computer Systems Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150527T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150527T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150526T151327Z
LOCATION:Gates B01
SUMMARY:Modern networks are undergoing an exciting transition toward a para
digm of greater programmability and dynamic flow management. For the netwo
rk security community\, this transformation is opening attractive opportun
ities for more innovative forms of threat mitigation. It is also raising i
nteresting challenges in how to reconcile our legacy notions of well-defin
ed security policy enforcement. I will discuss some of the ongoing work to
ward securing software defined networks (SDNs)\, as well as some interesti
ng new SDN-enabled security and management applications.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/ee380-computer-systems-c
olloquium-2
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1570.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150527T173844Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nAchromatic Metasurfaces: towards broadband flat opti
cs\n\n\n\nWednesday\, May 27\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPacka
rd 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nDr. Francesco Aieta (HP Labs)\n\nAbstract / Descrip
tion: \n\n\n\nSCIEN Talk: \n\nConventional optical components rely on the
propagation through thick materials to control the amplitude\, phase and p
olarization of light. Metasurfaces provide a new path for designing planar
optical devices with new functionalities. In this approach\, the control
of the wavefront is achieved by tailoring the geometry of subwavelength-sp
aced nano antennas. By designing an array of low-loss dielectric resonator
s we create metasurfaces with an engineered wavelength-dependent phase shi
ft that compensates for the dispersion of the phase accumulated by light d
uring propagation. In this way the large chromatic effects typical of all
flat optical components can be corrected. A flat lens without chromatic ab
errations and a beam deflector are demonstrated. The suppression of chroma
tic aberrations in metasurface-based planar photonics will find applicatio
ns in lightweight collimators for displays\, and chromatically-corrected i
maging systems.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nFrancesco Aieta is a researcher at HP Lab
s specializing in novel photonics devices for imaging and sensing applicat
ions. He worked as postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University and received
a PhD in Applied Physics from the Politecnica delle Marche (Italy) in 2013
. His present and past research are focused on the study of novel flat opt
ical materials\, design of devices from mid infrared to visible spectrum f
or biomedical applications as well as electronics consumer products. Other
area of interest includes plasmonics\, light matter interaction at the na
noscale\, optical trapping in anisotropic environment and properties of li
quid crystals. He is a member of the Optical Society of America.\n\n\nGrad
uate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSCIEN Talk
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150527T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150527T171500
LAST-MODIFIED:20150527T173844Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:SCIEN Talk: \n\nConventional optical components rely on the propaga
tion through thick materials to control the amplitude\, phase and polariza
tion of light. Metasurfaces provide a new path for designing planar optica
l devices with new functionalities. In this approach\, the control of the
wavefront is achieved by tailoring the geometry of subwavelength-spaced na
no antennas. By designing an array of low-loss dielectric resonators we cr
eate metasurfaces with an engineered wavelength-dependent phase shift that
compensates for the dispersion of the phase accumulated by light during p
ropagation. In this way the large chromatic effects typical of all flat op
tical components can be corrected. A flat lens without chromatic aberratio
ns and a beam deflector are demonstrated. The suppression of chromatic abe
rrations in metasurface-based planar photonics will find applications in l
ightweight collimators for displays\, and chromatically-corrected imaging
systems.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/achromatic-metasurfaces-
towards-broadband-flat-optics
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1571.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150527T201039Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nEnd-of-Year Meeting for EE Students\, Postdocs\, Fac
ulty\, and Staff\n\n\n\nTuesday\, June 2\, 2015 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\nVenu
e: \n\nHewlett 201\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nYou are Invited to A
ttend a special End-of-Year Department Meeting:\n\nCome hear about new dev
elopments in the department and ways that student and faculty groups are s
upporting our community. Additionally\, you'll have the opportunity to ask
questions during a Q&A session with the Department Chair.Free food & drin
ks will be served during the HappEE Hour. Please bring proof of age (21+)
if you plan on drinking alcohol.\n\nPlus\, we're giving away some fantasti
c PRIZES:All attendees may enter a raffle for a $100 Amazon gift card! (mu
st be present to win)Everyone who submits a question* may enter a separate
raffle for ANOTHER $100 Amazon gift card! (not necessary to be present)\n
\n \n\n*If you have any questions that you would like addressed during the
meeting\, please submit them. We welcome any questions about the EE depar
tment\, academics\, and student life. Everyone who submits a question is e
ligible to win a $100 Amazon gift card.\n\n \n\nThis meeting is open to al
l members of the EE community. ?We hope to see you there!\n\n \n\n- EE Stu
dent Life Committee\, GSEE & Fuse\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150602T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150602T170000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150527T201602Z
LOCATION:Hewlett 201
SUMMARY:You are Invited to Attend a special End-of-Year Department Meeting:
\n\nCome hear about new developments in the department and ways that stude
nt and faculty groups are supporting our community. Additionally\, you'll
have the opportunity to ask questions during a Q&A session with the Depart
ment Chair.Free food & drinks will be served during the HappEE Hour. Pleas
e bring proof of age (21+) if you plan on drinking alcohol.\n\nPlus\, we'r
e giving away some fantastic PRIZES:All attendees may enter a raffle for a
$100 Amazon gift card! (must be present to win)Everyone who submits a que
stion* may enter a separate raffle for ANOTHER $100 Amazon gift card! (not
necessary to be present)\n\n \n\n*If you have any questions that you woul
d like addressed during the meeting\, please submit them. We welcome any q
uestions about the EE department\, academics\, and student life. Everyone
who submits a question is eligible to win a $100 Amazon gift card.\n\n \n
\nThis meeting is open to all members of the EE community. ?We hope to see
you there!\n\n \n\n- EE Student Life Committee\, GSEE & Fuse
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/department/ee-state-department
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1572.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150527T212319Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nCapacity of Energy Harvesting Communication\n\n\n\nF
riday\, May 29\, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 202\n\nSpea
ker: \n\nProf. Ayfer Ozgur (Stanford)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nR
ecent advances in energy harvesting technologies enable wireless devices t
o harvest the energy they need from the natural resources in their environ
ment. This development opens the exciting new possibility to build wireles
s networks that are self-powered\, self-sustainable and which have lifetim
es limited by their hardware and not the size of their batteries.\n\nHowev
er\, energy harvesting also brings a fundamental shift in communication sy
stem design principles. In conventional systems\, energy (or power) is a d
eterministic quantity continuously available to the transmitter and commun
ication is typically constrained only in terms of average power. In harves
ting systems\, the energy available for communication is a stochastic rath
er than a deterministic process which has memory and is input-dependent. I
n this talk\, we will investigate the information-theoretic capacity of th
is non-traditional communication system. We will characterize the capacity
as an n-letter mutual information rate under various assumptions on the a
vailability of energy arrival information and use these n-letter expressio
ns to approximate the capacity in terms of a power control problem that ha
s been extensively studied in the recent communication theory literature.
We will then proceed to deriving an approximate solution to this power con
trol problem which will allow us to approximate the capacity with a simple
and insightful formula within a constant gap independent of system parame
ters.\n\nJoint work with Dor Shaviv\, Phan-Minh Nguyen and Yishun Dong.\n
\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nAyfer Ozgur is an Assistant Professor in the Information S
ystems Laboratory at Stanford University since 2012. Before joining Stanfo
rd\, she was a postdoctoral researcher and a Ph.D. student at EPFL\, Switz
erland. She received her Ph.D. degree from EPFL in 2009 and B.Sc. and M.Sc
.degrees in electrical engineering and physics from Middle East Technical
University\, Turkey in 2001 and 2004 respectively. From 2001 to 2004\, she
worked as a hardware design engineer for the Defense Industries Research
and Development Institute in Turkey. She received the EPFL Best Ph.D. Thes
is Award in 2010 and the NSF CAREER Award in 2013. Her research interests
are in wireless and network communication\, information and coding theory.
\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nIT-Forum
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150529T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150529T140000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150527T212319Z
LOCATION:Packard 202
SUMMARY:Recent advances in energy harvesting technologies enable wireless d
evices to harvest the energy they need from the natural resources in their
environment. This development opens the exciting new possibility to build
wireless networks that are self-powered\, self-sustainable and which have
lifetimes limited by their hardware and not the size of their batteries.
\n\nHowever\, energy harvesting also brings a fundamental shift in communi
cation system design principles. In conventional systems\, energy (or powe
r) is a deterministic quantity continuously available to the transmitter a
nd communication is typically constrained only in terms of average power.
In harvesting systems\, the energy available for communication is a stocha
stic rather than a deterministic process which has memory and is input-dep
endent. In this talk\, we will investigate the information-theoretic capac
ity of this non-traditional communication system. We will characterize the
capacity as an n-letter mutual information rate under various assumptions
on the availability of energy arrival information and use these n-letter
expressions to approximate the capacity in terms of a power control proble
m that has been extensively studied in the recent communication theory lit
erature. We will then proceed to deriving an approximate solution to this
power control problem which will allow us to approximate the capacity with
a simple and insightful formula within a constant gap independent of syst
em parameters.\n\nJoint work with Dor Shaviv\, Phan-Minh Nguyen and Yishun
Dong.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/it-forum-5
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1573.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150527T212937Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nA Regenerative Burn-in Test System for Electric Vehi
cle DC/CD Converters\n\n\n\nFriday\, May 29\, 2015 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm\n\nV
enue: \n\nAllenX Auditorium\n\nSpeaker: \n\nJim Castelaz and Grayson Zulau
f (Motiv Power Systems)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nIn this talk\,
we present a highly configurable\, closed-loop regenerative burn-in test s
ystem for high-power\, bidirectional DC/DC converters. These converters ar
e increasingly used in electric vehicles. The method presented here reduce
s power supply and load requirements to less than 1/10th of those required
for conventional test setups while achieving converter-to-grid power rati
os over 11. These test systems have been implemented at Motiv's manufactur
ing production line in Hayward\, CA. The data from the testing of the firs
t 220 converters is presented to demonstrate the benefits in benchmarking
converter performance\, reducing infancy and wear-out field failures\, con
serving grid energy\, and reducing test system cost and space requirements
.\n\nMotiv Power Systems provides next-generation power management electro
nics\, controls\, and software for heavy electric-drive vehicles. Motiv's
electric Powertrain Control System (ePCS) provides a battery-\, chassis-\,
and motor-agnostic system for these vehicles\, making it easy to integrat
e new vehicle applications and collect the data needed for efficient manag
ement of fleets. Motiv is the only company to have our electric powertrain
in vehicles as diverse as school buses\, garbage trucks\, and delivery va
ns.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nJim Castelaz is the founder and CEO of Motiv Power Sy
stems. Their vision to free trucks and buses from fossil fuel. He loves br
inging smart people together to solve big\, difficult\, meaningful problem
s. Previously\, Jim was a PhD student in Electrical Engineering at Stanfor
d University\, where he worked on MEMS for power electronics and solar app
lications. Jim holds an MSEE from Stanford University and a BS in Engineer
ing and Economics from Harvey Mudd College. Jim lives in Alameda with his
wife Hailey and their two kids\, Clara and Cole. He is an avid rock climbe
r\, swimmer and skier.\n\nGrayson Zulauf is an Electrical Engineer at Moti
v Power Systems. He designed and implemented Motiv's automated test system
s and now leads many of Motiv's system topology\, power converter\, and si
gnal component designs. He has presented domestically and internationally
on automotive security and published on magnetic nanoparticle targeting fo
r hyperthermia treatment. He holds a B.S.E.E. and B.A. from Dartmouth Coll
ege\, where he graduated with High Honors in Electrical Engineering.\n\n\n
SystemX website\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSystemX
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150529T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150529T150000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150527T212937Z
LOCATION:AllenX Auditorium
SUMMARY:In this talk\, we present a highly configurable\, closed-loop regen
erative burn-in test system for high-power\, bidirectional DC/DC converter
s. These converters are increasingly used in electric vehicles. The method
presented here reduces power supply and load requirements to less than 1/
10th of those required for conventional test setups while achieving conver
ter-to-grid power ratios over 11. These test systems have been implemented
at Motiv's manufacturing production line in Hayward\, CA. The data from t
he testing of the first 220 converters is presented to demonstrate the ben
efits in benchmarking converter performance\, reducing infancy and wear-ou
t field failures\, conserving grid energy\, and reducing test system cost
and space requirements.\n\nMotiv Power Systems provides next-generation po
wer management electronics\, controls\, and software for heavy electric-dr
ive vehicles. Motiv's electric Powertrain Control System (ePCS) provides a
battery-\, chassis-\, and motor-agnostic system for these vehicles\, maki
ng it easy to integrate new vehicle applications and collect the data need
ed for efficient management of fleets. Motiv is the only company to have o
ur electric powertrain in vehicles as diverse as school buses\, garbage tr
ucks\, and delivery vans.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/systemx-seminar-3
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1574.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150528T153959Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nProf. W.E. Moerner's Life\, Research\, and Experienc
e in Ham Radio\n\n\n\nTuesday\, June 2\, 2015 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm\n\nVenue:
\n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProf. W.E. Moerner (Stanford) Nobel Laure
ate\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nProf. W.E. Moerner\, recent Nobel L
aureate and member of the Stanford Amateur Radio Club\, will speak at this
meeting.\n\nProf. Moerner will discuss his research in single-molecule de
tection and spectroscopy\, as well as his early life\, and interest in sci
ence and Ham Radio.\n\nAll are welcome to come\, and refreshments will be
provided.\n\n\n\n\nBio: \n\nW.E. Moerner (WN6I)\, Professor of Chemistry\,
Stanford\, Nobel Laureate (2014)\n\nResearch Description:\n\nLaser FM spe
ctroscopy involves frequency modulating a light beam at low modulation ind
ex to detect narrow spectral features with quantum-limited sensitivity. In
1989\, W.E. Moerner and his postdoc used this method at IBM to detect the
optical absorption of a SINGLE molecule in a solid. Effectively\, the sin
gle molecule acts as a demodulator of the FM signal\, converting the FM to
AM\, much like FM radio at 560 THz. This was the beginning of single-mole
cule optical studies which are having a broad impact on imaging in chemist
ry\, physics\, and biology today. Read More: https://web.stanford.edu/grou
p/moerner/\n\n\nW6YX.STANFORD.EDU\n\n\nGraduate\nUndergraduate\nSeminar /
Colloquium
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150602T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150602T203000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150528T153959Z
LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:Prof. W.E. Moerner\, recent Nobel Laureate and member of the Stanfo
rd Amateur Radio Club\, will speak at this meeting.\n\nProf. Moerner will
discuss his research in single-molecule detection and spectroscopy\, as we
ll as his early life\, and interest in science and Ham Radio.\n\nAll are w
elcome to come\, and refreshments will be provided.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/student/prof-we-moerners-life-re
search-and-experience-ham-radio
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1576.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150529T213046Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nCarbon Nanotube Sensors\n\n\n\nWednesday\, June 3\,
2015 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nAllen 101X\n\nSpeaker: \n\nProf. Chr
istofer Hierold (ETH Zurich)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nCarbon nan
otubes exhibit a number of excellent mechanical and electronic properties
as functional materials in sensors. In particular single walled carbon nan
otubes (SWNT) are known for their band gap modulation due to mechanical st
rain\, or electronic property-changes due to interaction with surrounding
molecules\, but also for their ultra-low power consumption. We present res
ults on individual SWNTs as functional material in field effect transistor
s\, mechanical and chemical sensors. We discuss the influence of process v
ariations on the properties of SWNT devices\, and options for sensor fabri
cation.\n\n\n\n\nChristofer Hierold has been Professor of Micro and Nanosy
stems at ETH Zurich since April 2002. His research is focused on the evalu
ation of new materials for MEMS\, on advanced microsystems\, and on carbon
nanotubes for sensors. From 2009 until 2014 he was Head and Deputy Head o
f the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zurich. He i
s Executive Coordinator ETH Zurich of the Binnig and Rohrer Nanotechnology
Center (BRNC) in collaboration with IBM Research\, Rüschlikon. Christofer
Hierold is Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical
Systems. He is member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW).
\n\n\nSystemX WEBSITE\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nSystemX
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150603T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150603T173000
LAST-MODIFIED:20150601T220306Z
LOCATION:Allen 101X
SUMMARY:Carbon nanotubes exhibit a number of excellent mechanical and elect
ronic properties as functional materials in sensors. In particular single
walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) are known for their band gap modulation due
to mechanical strain\, or electronic property-changes due to interaction
with surrounding molecules\, but also for their ultra-low power consumptio
n. We present results on individual SWNTs as functional material in field
effect transistors\, mechanical and chemical sensors. We discuss the influ
ence of process variations on the properties of SWNT devices\, and options
for sensor fabrication.
URL;TYPE=URI:https://ee.stanford.edu/event/seminar/systemx-seminar-4
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:calendar.1577.field_stanford_event_datetime.0@ee.stanford.edu
DTSTAMP:20180319T122551Z
CREATED:20150601T153106Z
DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nThe Future of Trustworthy Computer Systems: A Holist
ic View from the Perspectives of Hardware\, Software\, and Programming Lan
guages\n\n\n\nWednesday\, June 3\, 2015 - 4:15pm to 5:30pm\n\nVenue: \n\nG
ates B01\n\nSpeaker: \n\nPeter Neumann (SRI International)\n\nAbstract / D
escription: \n\n\n\nThe state of the art of trustworthiness is inherently
weak with respect to computer systems and networks. Essentially every comp
onent today is a potential weak link\, including hardware\, operating syst
ems\, and apps (for desktops\, laptops\, network switches and controllers\
, servers\, clouds\, and even mobile devices)\, and above all\, people (in
siders\, penetrators\, malware creators\, and so on). The potentially untr
ustworthy nature of our supply chains adds further uncertainty. Indeed\, t
he ubiquity of computer-based devices in the so-called Internet of Things
is likely to make this situation even more volatile than it already is.\n
\nThis talk will briefly consider system vulnerabilities and risks\, and s
ome of the limitations of software engineering and programming languages.
It will also take a holistic view of total-system architectures and their
implementations\, which suggests that some radical systemic improvements a
re needed\, as well as changes in how we develop hardware and software.\n
\nTo this end\, we will discuss some lessons from joint work between SRI a
nd the University of Cambridge for DARPA\, which is now nearing several po
ssible transition opportunities relating to some relatively clean-slate ap
proaches. In particular\, we are pursuing formally based hardware design t
hat enables efficient fine-grained compartmentalization and access control
s\, new software and compiler extensions that can take significant advanta
ge of the hardware features. SRI's formal methods tools (theorem prover PV
S\, model checker SAL\, and SMT solver Yices) have been embedded into the
hardware design process\, and are also applicable selectively to the softw
are. This work for DARPA is entirely open-sourced. The potential implicati
ons for hardware and software developers are quite considerable. SRI and U
.Cambridge are also applying the knowledge gained from our trustworthy sys
tems to software-defined networking\, servers\, and clouds\, along with so
me network switch/controller approaches that can also benefit from the new
hardware.. For example\, Phil Porras has described some of the SDN work o
f his team in last week's talk at this colloquium.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nPeter
G. Neumann (Neumann@CSL.sri.com) has doctorates from Harvard and Darmstadt
. After 10 years at Bell Labs in Murray Hill\, New Jersey\, in the 1960s\,
during which he was heavily involved in the Multics development jointly w
ith MIT and Honeywell\, he has been in the Computer Science Lab at SRI Int
ernational (formerly Stanford Research Institute) since September 1971 --
where he is now Senior Principal Scientist. He is concerned with computer
systems and networks\, trustworthiness/dependability\, high assurance\, se
curity\, reliability\, survivability\, safety\, and many risks-related iss
ues such as election-system integrity\, crypto applications and policies\,
health care\, social implications\, and human needs -- including privacy.
He is currently Principal Investigator on two projects: clean-slate trust
worthy hosts for the DARPA CRASH program with new hardware and new softwar
e\, and clean-slate networking for the DARPA Mission-oriented Resilient Cl
ouds program. He moderates the ACM Risks Forum (http://www.risks.org)\,s a
nd has been reponsible for CACM's ongoing Inside Risks articles since 1990
\, when he began chairing the ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
. He created the ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes in 1976\, was its
editor for 19 years\, and still contributes a RISKS-highlights section six
times yearly. He has participated in four studies for the National Academ
ies of Science: Multilevel Data Management Security (1982)\, Computers at
Risk (1991)\, Cryptography's Role in Securing the Information Society (199
6)\, and Improving Cybersecurity for the 21st Century: Rationalizing the A
genda (2007). His 1995 book\, Computer-Related Risks\, is still timely\; p
erhaps surprising\, many of its conclusions and recommendations are still
valid today\, as incidents similar to those described continue to occur. H
e is a Fellow of the ACM\, IEEE\, AAAS\, and SRI. He received the National
Computer System Security Award in 2002\, the ACM SIGSAC Outstanding Contr
ibutions Award in 2005\, and the Computing Research Association Distinguis
hed Service Award in 2013. In 2012\, he was elected to the newly created N
ational Cybersecurity Hall of Fame as one of the first set of inductees. H
e is a member of the U.S. Government Accountability Office Executive Counc
il on Information Management and Technology. He co-founded People For Inte
rnet Responsibility (PFIR\, http://www.PFIR.org. He has taught courses at
Darmstadt\, Stanford\, U.C. Berkeley\, and the University of Maryland. See
his website ( http://www.csl.sri.com/neumann ) for testimonies for the U.
S. Senate and House and California state Senate and Legislature\, papers\,
bibliography\, further background\, etc.\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloqu
ium\nEE380 Computer Systems Colloquium
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LOCATION:Gates B01
SUMMARY:The state of the art of trustworthiness is inherently weak with res
pect to computer systems and networks. Essentially every component today i
s a potential weak link\, including hardware\, operating systems\, and app
s (for desktops\, laptops\, network switches and controllers\, servers\, c
louds\, and even mobile devices)\, and above all\, people (insiders\, pene
trators\, malware creators\, and so on). The potentially untrustworthy nat
ure of our supply chains adds further uncertainty. Indeed\, the ubiquity o
f computer-based devices in the so-called Internet of Things is likely to
make this situation even more volatile than it already is.\n\nThis talk wi
ll briefly consider system vulnerabilities and risks\, and some of the lim
itations of software engineering and programming languages. It will also t
ake a holistic view of total-system architectures and their implementation
s\, which suggests that some radical systemic improvements are needed\, as
well as changes in how we develop hardware and software.\n\nTo this end\,
we will discuss some lessons from joint work between SRI and the Universi
ty of Cambridge for DARPA\, which is now nearing several possible transiti
on opportunities relating to some relatively clean-slate approaches. In pa
rticular\, we are pursuing formally based hardware design that enables eff
icient fine-grained compartmentalization and access controls\, new softwar
e and compiler extensions that can take significant advantage of the hardw
are features. SRI's formal methods tools (theorem prover PVS\, model check
er SAL\, and SMT solver Yices) have been embedded into the hardware design
process\, and are also applicable selectively to the software. This work
for DARPA is entirely open-sourced. The potential implications for hardwar
e and software developers are quite considerable. SRI and U.Cambridge are
also applying the knowledge gained from our trustworthy systems to softwar
e-defined networking\, servers\, and clouds\, along with some network swit
ch/controller approaches that can also benefit from the new hardware.. For
example\, Phil Porras has described some of the SDN work of his team in l
ast week's talk at this colloquium.
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DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nQueues with Time-Varying Arrivals and Inspections wi
th Applications to Hospital Discharge Policies\n\n\n\nThursday\, June 4\,
2015 - 4:15pm to 5:15pm\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\nSpeaker: \n\nCarri Ch
an (Columbia Business School)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nIn order
for a patient to be discharged from a hospital unit\, a physician must fir
st perform a physical examination and review the pertinent medical informa
tion to determine that the patient is stable enough to be transferred to a
lower level of care or be discharged home. Requiring an inspection of a p
atient's 'readiness for discharge' introduces an interesting dynamic where
patients may occupy a bed longer than medically necessary. Motivated by t
his phenomenon\, we introduce a queueing system with time-varying arrival
rates in which servers who have completed service cannot be released until
an inspection occurs. We examine how such a dynamic impacts common system
measures such as stability\, expected number of customers in the system\,
probability of waiting and expected waiting time. Leveraging insights fro
m an infinite-server model\, we're able to optimize the timing of inspecti
ons and find via theoretical and numerical analysis that 1) optimizing a s
ingle inspection time could lead to significant improvements in system per
formance when the amplitude of the arrival rate function is large\, 2) the
amount of time between subsequent inspections should be uniform throughou
t a day\, and 3) the marginal improvements of adding additional inspection
times is decreasing.\n\nBased on joint work with Jing Dong and Linda Gree
n.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nCarri Chan is an Associate Professor in the Decision\,
Risk and Operations Division at Columbia Business School. Her research in
terests are in data-driven modeling and analysis of service systems with a
n emphasison healthcare operations management. Her current focus is on com
bining empirical approaches with mathematical modeling to develop evidence
-based approaches to improving patient flow through hospitals. She is the
recipient of a 2014 NSF CAREER award\, an NSF/AHRQ grant\, as well as a nu
mber of best paper awards. She received her BS from MIT in 2004 and MS and
PhD from Stanford University in 2006 and 2010\, all in Electrical Enginee
ring.\n\n\nISL COLLOQUIUM WEBPAGE\n\n\nGraduate\nSeminar / Colloquium\nInf
ormation Systems Lab (ISL) Colloquium
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LOCATION:Packard 101
SUMMARY:In order for a patient to be discharged from a hospital unit\, a ph
ysician must first perform a physical examination and review the pertinent
medical information to determine that the patient is stable enough to be
transferred to a lower level of care or be discharged home. Requiring an i
nspection of a patient's 'readiness for discharge' introduces an interesti
ng dynamic where patients may occupy a bed longer than medically necessary
. Motivated by this phenomenon\, we introduce a queueing system with time-
varying arrival rates in which servers who have completed service cannot b
e released until an inspection occurs. We examine how such a dynamic impac
ts common system measures such as stability\, expected number of customers
in the system\, probability of waiting and expected waiting time. Leverag
ing insights from an infinite-server model\, we're able to optimize the ti
ming of inspections and find via theoretical and numerical analysis that 1
) optimizing a single inspection time could lead to significant improvemen
ts in system performance when the amplitude of the arrival rate function i
s large\, 2) the amount of time between subsequent inspections should be u
niform throughout a day\, and 3) the marginal improvements of adding addit
ional inspection times is decreasing.\n\nBased on joint work with Jing Don
g and Linda Green.
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DESCRIPTION:Topic: \n\nData Center Network Background and Practice\n\n\n\nW
ednesday\, June 3\, 2015 - 9:30am to 10:30am\n\nVenue: \n\nPackard 101\n\n
Speaker: \n\nAmin Vahdat (Google Fellow and Technical Lead for networking
at Google)\n\nAbstract / Description: \n\n\n\nData centers power the most
demanding interactive\, storage\, and cloud services in the Internet\, all
requiring the highest levels of availability. Bandwidth and scale demands
are growing exponentially\, doubling approximately every year. This makes
data center network architecture is a critical and rapidly evolving enabl
er to new services and programming models in the data center. This talk st
arts with some background and motivation for some of the problems in data
center networking. We conclude by looking at Google's Data Center network
software and hardware architecture\, which must deliver cost-effective net
working to tens of thousands of servers\, all while maintaining operationa
l simplicity.\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\nAmin Vahdat is a Google Fellow and Technica
l Lead for networking at Google. He has contributed to Google's data cente
r\, wide area\, edge/CDN\, and cloud networking infrastructure\, with a pa
rticular focus on driving vertical integration across large-scale compute\
, networking\, and storage. Vahdat has published more than 150 papers in c
omputer systems\, with fund